Elephant Tusk

Object Number:

AF5067

Current Location:

Collections storage

Culture:

Edo (Africa)

Provenience:

Nigeria
Benin Kingdom

Date Made:

19th century

Section:

African

Materials:

Elephant Ivory

Description:

Fully carved elephant's tusk.

Length:

148cm

Width:

40cm

Depth:

15.5cm

African Gallery ( Aug 1995)

African Gallery (1987 - 1994)

Iyare: Splendor and Tension in Benin's Palace Theater (01 Nov 2008 - 01 Mar 2009)

[Catalogue] Plass, Margaret. 1957. African Negro Sculpture: A Walk Through the Gallery. : Page/Fig./Plate: 26

[Journal] "The Art of Great Benin" Vol.: Vol. 3, No.4. : Page/Fig./Plate: 81