Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing the Head of a Goat in a Pot

Linguist Staff Finial Representing the Head of a Goat in a Pot

Public Domain

Linguist Staff Finial Representing the Head of a Goat in a Pot
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Linguist Staff Finial Representing the Head of a Goat in a Pot
Date1900–1930
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumWood and gold leaf
Dimensions23 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. diameter (59.7 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number97.1549
Not on view

Explore Further

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

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Pineapple
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Pineapple
1850–1900
Wood, gold leaf
97.1270
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Climbing a Tree, Assisted by a Second Man
Unknown African
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Climbing a Tree, Assisted by a Second Man
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1292.1,.2
Linguist Staff Finial of Ananse the Spider
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial of Ananse the Spider
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1269
Pendant with Two Billy Goats
Unknown Indonesian
Pendant with Two Billy Goats
19th century
Gold
2004.2290
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding an Egg
Osei Bonsu
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing a Man Holding an Egg
1947–1956
Wood and gold leaf
97.1267.1,.2
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Termite Hill, Monkey, and Antelope
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Termite Hill, Monkey, and Antelope
1945–1960
Wood, gold leaf, and wire staples
97.1268
Plaque
Unknown Indonesian
Plaque
19th century
Gold
2004.2278
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing the Head of a Bush Cow in a Cauldron
Unknown African
Linguist Staff with Finial Representing the Head of a Bush Cow in a Cauldron
1900–1950
Wood and gold leaf
97.1272.1,.2
Goat and Bee Jug
Chelsea Porcelain Works
Goat and Bee Jug
c. 1750
Soft-paste porcelain
94.862
Goats, Varanasi, India
Paul Allen Greenberg
Goats, Varanasi, India
1997, printed 2001
Gelatin silver print
2001.47
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Man Throwing a Stone at a Parrot
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Man Throwing a Stone at a Parrot
1850–1900
Wood and gold leaf
97.1303
Ring (Monkey eating/Man with rifle)
Unknown African
Ring (Monkey eating/Man with rifle)
1895–1905
Gold
97.1535