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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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Chief's crown
Unknown African
Chief's crown
1900–1915
Gold leaf, wood, and velvet
97.898
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Pineapple
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Pineapple
1850–1900
Wood, gold leaf
97.1270
Sword handle of a pineapple
Unknown African
Sword handle of a pineapple
1945–1955
Wood and gold leaf
97.1391
Chief Swordbearer's Headdress
Unknown African
Chief Swordbearer's Headdress
1825–1840
Sheet gold, sheet metal, cloth, feathers, leather, wood, and metal staples
97.908
Linguist Staff Finial
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial
1895–1905
Wood, gold leaf, and leather
97.1293
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard with a Cow in its Mouth
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Leopard with a Cow in its Mouth
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1277
Linguist Staff Finial depicting Two Men and a Table with Food
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial depicting Two Men and a Table with Food
1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1278
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Figure
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Figure
1845–1855
Wood and gold leaf
97.1300
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Man with Rifles and a Powder Keg
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Seated Man with Rifles and a Powder Keg
1800–1899
Wood and gold leaf
97.1286.A,.B
Umbrella finial of a bird on a stool
Unknown African
Umbrella finial of a bird on a stool
1945–1955
Wood and gold leaf
97.1415
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
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Warrior with a Rifle and Trophy Head
Unknown African
Linguist Staff Finial Representing a Warrior with a Rifle and Trophy Head
1800–1899
Wood and gold leaf
97.1285
Unknown African