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Elephant tusk, carved
Object Number 83-14-50/30208
Display Title Elephant tusk, carved
Descriptions
Object Description Elephant tusk, carved. See Conservation Record for additional details on material identification
Inventory Description Carving, ivory, hollow, raised incised leaf design, broken
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Loanda, Southwest Coast
Materials Elephant ivory
Dimensions Overall: 26.8 x 4.5 x 3.8 cm (10 9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83-14-50/30208
Provenance
Collector Mr. John B. Sparhawk (1857)
Donor Mrs. John B. Sparhawk (1883)

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