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Linguist Staff Finial
mid 20th century
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African
Akan
Wood and gold leaf
Overall: 14 × 5 1/4 inches (35.6 × 13.3 cm)
Sculpture
African Art
Gift of Dr. Nii and Marta Quarcoopome
2005.90
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Provenance
Dr. Nii and Marta Quarcoopome (Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA)
2006-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Quarcoopome, Nii. “Akan Leadership and Status Objects.” Bulletin of the DIA 91, 1/4 (2017): p. 43 (fig. 2.23).
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Akan, African, Linguist Staff Finial, mid 20th century, wood and gold leaf. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. Nii and Marta Quarcoopome, 2005.90.
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