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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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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Yoruba
Object type
Sculpture (carved elephant tusk)
Dimensions
Weight: 35,1 kg
Depth: 60 cm
Height: 25 cm
Width: 203 cm
Depth: 14 cm
Depth: 204 cm
Material/Technique
Ivory
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III C 4296

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Nigeria
    who
    Yoruba
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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