Carving

Museum number:
9-12000
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2902
Description:
Elephant of hardwood with ivory tusks, nails and eyes; stamped “made in Ceylon” on belly
Donor:
Diane Kubly and Kenneth Stern
Collection place:
Sri Lanka (Ceylon)
Culture or time period:
Sinhalese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 28, 1973
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Carving, accession number 9-12000, described as Elephant of hardwood with ivory tusks, nails and eyes; stamped “made in Ceylon” on bellyHearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Carving, accession number 9-12000, described as Elephant of hardwood with ivory tusks, nails and eyes; stamped “made in Ceylon” on bellyHearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Carving, accession number 9-12000, described as Elephant of hardwood with ivory tusks, nails and eyes; stamped “made in Ceylon” on bellyHearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Carving, accession number 9-12000, described as Elephant of hardwood with ivory tusks, nails and eyes; stamped “made in Ceylon” on bellyHearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Carving, accession number 9-12000, described as Elephant of hardwood with ivory tusks, nails and eyes; stamped “made in Ceylon” on belly
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 9-12000, described as Elephant of hardwood with ivory tusks, nails and eyes; stamped “made in Ceylon” on belly

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