Staff

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CultureAkan peoples

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Staff

Date1900–1997

PlaceGhana, Africa

MediumBamboo, brass, cloth, wood, and gold leaf

DimensionsOverall: 56 × 3 × 1 3/4 in. (142.2 × 7.6 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number97.1509

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Department

African Art, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, before 1997; given to MFAH, 1997.
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