Tusk
| Object Number: | 29-94-23 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Africa Galleries Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Bamileke |
| Provenience: | Cameroon Grasslands |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Elephant Ivory |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Length: | 194 cm |
| Credit Line: | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
Description
For style of carving, especially elephant's heads, combination of realistic elements into decoartive patterns, trellis designs, etc., see P. Germann, Das plastische Kunstgewerbe im Graslande von Kamerun, Leipzig, 1911, especially figs. 27, 28, 37, 38, 48, 49, and 60.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Africa Galleries: From Maker To Museum (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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