Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen on Her Eggs

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen on Her Eggs

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Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen on Her Eggs
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Hen on Her Eggs
Date1925–1935
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 × 7 × 2 5/8 in. (19.4 × 17.8 × 6.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1497
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
201M Blaffer Gallery
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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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