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early to mid-20th century

On view, 1st floor, African Art

Medium: Wood and gold leaf
Dimensions: 65 × 4 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (165.1 × 11.4 × 19.1 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Helen Runnells DuBois, B.A. 1978, in memory of William Wright
Accession Number: 2020.41.1
Geography: Ghana
Culture: Asante
Period: 20th century
Classification: Tools and Equipment
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Provenance

William Wright Gallery, New York, to late1980s; Helen Runnells DuBois, Washington D.C. from late 1980s; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

Bibliography

"Selected Acquisitions," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2020–21), 139, ill

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

staffs (walking sticks)

animals birds (animals)

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