Artist
Unknown African
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
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Osei Bonsu
1947–1956
Wood and gold leaf
97.1267.1,.2
Unknown African
1945–1960
Wood and gold leaf
97.1306
Unknown African
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1498
Unknown African
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and paint
97.1305.1,.2
Osei Bonsu
1945–1960
Wood and gold leaf
97.1289.1,.2
Unknown African
1945–1955
Wood and gold leaf
97.1280
Unknown African
1900–1930
Wood and gold leaf
97.1549
Unknown African
1945–1960
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1268
Unknown African
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1292.1,.2