Art Institute of Chicago
Linguist Staff with Rooster and Hen (Okyeame Poma)
Asante · Early/mid–20th century
Provenance
Ownership history
- William Wright Gallery, New York, N.Y., by 1986; sold to Richard J. Faletti (died 2006) and Barbara Faletti (died 2000), Chicago, Ill. and Phoenix, Ariz., 1986; given to the Art Institute, 1999.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, Gold of Africa: Jewelry and Ornaments from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal in the collection of the Barbier-Mueller Museum, June 20-August 25, 1991.
Literature
Published references
- Herbert Cole, Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989), pp. 30 (ill.).
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