Linguist Staff
Artist
Unknown African
CultureAkan peoples (probably)
Titles
- Linguist Staff
Date1800–1900
PlaceGhana, Africa
MediumSterling silver and turned ebony
DimensionsOverall: 68 × 4 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (172.7 × 11.4 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2005.1830
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
204M Isla Turner Gallery
On view
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Department
African Art, Glassell CollectionObject Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2005, 2005.1830
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Engraved on a serpentine banner with a buckle: "FORWARD HAZARD ZIT"
Engraved on the body of the finial: "G(?)UABIN", "RH" (monogram on opposite side)
Maker's marks and hallmarks on the body below the buckle
Engraved on the body of the finial: "G(?)UABIN", "RH" (monogram on opposite side)
Maker's marks and hallmarks on the body below the buckle
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1895–1905
Wood and gold leaf
97.1292.1,.2
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1895–1905
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97.1277
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1800–1899
Wood and gold leaf
97.1286.A,.B
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1850–1900
Wood and gold leaf
97.1303
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1800–1899
Wood and gold leaf
97.1285