Tusk
58-13-1
From: Southern Nigeria | Benin Kingdom
Curatorial Section: African
Object Number | 58-13-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Edo (Africa) |
Provenience | Southern Nigeria | Benin Kingdom |
Period | Colonial Period |
Date Made | 19th-20th century CE |
Section | African |
Materials | Ivory | Elephant Tusk |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Caved elephant tusk with three bands of guilloche pattern and two "king's marks". |
Height | 0 cm |
Length | 41.2 cm |
Width | 6.5 cm |
Depth | 3.8 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Webster Plass, 1958 |
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