Object Number | 29-93-11 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience | Benin Kingdom | Nigeria |
Culture Area | Edo (Africa) |
Date Made | 18th century CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory | Elephant Tusk |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Carved tusk that is much weathered. Carved images include two figures of catfish king, European archers, mudfish, leopard, and equestrian. |
Length | 148 cm |
Width | 40 cm |
Depth | 15.5 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from the Estate of George Byron Gordon, 1927 |
Other Number | 131 - Collector Number |
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