Carved elephant tusk

Museum number:
5-13211
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013211
Accession number:
Acc.3294
Description:
Carved elephant tusk., Togo unsp. Date acc. March, 1977. 5-13211, acc no. 3294. File code: 5.7 Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Elephant tusk carved in high relief Context of use: Tourist item (fide WRB). Description: Tusk; elephant tusk with overall design of linked struggling men and scenes from daily life; a few male lions, other animals, much foliage; crudely carved in high relief; overall ;. ca. 1.79 M.; l. tip to base 63 cm.; w. base 14 cm.; circumference at base 40.5 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. Lawrence Barker
Collection place:
Togo
Verbatim coll. place:
Togo unsp.
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
March, 1977
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Carved elephant tusk, accession number 5-13211, described as Carved elephant tusk., Togo unsp. Date acc. March, 1977. 5-13211, acc no. 3294. File code: 5.7 Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Elephant tusk carved in high relief Context of use: Tourist item (fide WRB). Description: Tusk; elephant tusk with overall design of linked struggling men and scenes from daily life; a few male lions, other animals, much foliage; crudely carved in high relief; overall ;. ca. 1.79 M.; l. tip to base 63 cm.; w. base 14 cm.; circumference at base 40.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Carved elephant tusk, accession number 5-13211, described as Carved elephant tusk., Togo unsp. Date acc. March, 1977. 5-13211, acc no. 3294. File code: 5.7 Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Elephant tusk carved in high relief Context of use: Tourist item (fide WRB). Description: Tusk; elephant tusk with overall design of linked struggling men and scenes from daily life; a few male lions, other animals, much foliage; crudely carved in high relief; overall ;. ca. 1.79 M.; l. tip to base 63 cm.; w. base 14 cm.; circumference at base 40.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved elephant tusk, accession number 5-13211, described as Carved elephant tusk., Togo unsp. Date acc. March, 1977. 5-13211, acc no. 3294. File code: 5.7 Donor: University appropriation. Materials, techniques: Elephant tusk carved in high relief Context of use: Tourist item (fide WRB). Description: Tusk; elephant tusk with overall design of linked struggling men and scenes from daily life; a few male lions, other animals, much foliage; crudely carved in high relief; overall ;. ca. 1.79 M.; l. tip to base 63 cm.; w. base 14 cm.; circumference at base 40.5 cm.

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