Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples (probably)
Titles
- Linguist Staff
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumCarved ivory and turned ebony and ivory
DimensionsOverall: 64 1/2 × 4 in. (163.8 × 10.2 cm)
Overall (.A finial): 11 1/2 × 4 in. (29.2 × 10.2 cm)
Overall (.B staff): 53 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (135.9 × 3.8 cm)
Overall (.A finial): 11 1/2 × 4 in. (29.2 × 10.2 cm)
Overall (.B staff): 53 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (135.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2005.1829.A,.B
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
204M Isla Turner Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Exhibition History"Through African Eyes: The European in African Art, 1500–Present," Detroit Institute of Arts, April 11–August 8, 2010; Nelson Atkins Museum, Kansas City, Missouri, September 25, 2010–January 9, 2011.
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