Unknown African
Linguist Staff

Linguist Staff

Public Domain

Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff
Date1870–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and paint
DimensionsOverall (.A): 28 1/16 × 1 7/16 in. (71.2 × 3.7 cm)
 Overall (.B): 27 × 1 5/8 in. (68.6 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1493.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
African Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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