Sculpture (carved elephant tusk) | Photographer: Volker Linke
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Sculpture (carved elephant tusk)
Entry in the historical main catalogue: Large idol carved from a very large elephant tooth. Depicting a rider. Purchased from Hagenbeck without a specific location. West Africa. Index card : In the centre of an elephant's tooth is carved a figure of a rider and a horse. The upper and lower part of the tooth is left smooth.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Sculpture (carved elephant tusk)
Dimensions
Gewicht: 35,1 kg
Höhe: 60 cm (Reiterfigur)
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 25 x 203 x 14 cm (liegend, Breite als Kreissehne gemessen)
Höhe: 204 cm (gesamt)
Höhe: 60 cm (Reiterfigur)
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 25 x 203 x 14 cm (liegend, Breite als Kreissehne gemessen)
Höhe: 204 cm (gesamt)
Material/Technique
Ivory
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 4296
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