Unknown African
Chief's Crown with Pineapple Finial

Chief's Crown with Pineapple Finial

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Chief's Crown with Pineapple Finial
Artist
CultureAkan peoples
Titles
  • Chief's Crown with Pineapple Finial
Date1900–1930
PlaceAfrica
MediumTextile with gold covered wood ornaments
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 × 8 × 8 1/4 in. (21.6 × 20.3 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.1613
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. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2004, 2004.16113

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