Letter Opener / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

About this Item

Accession Number: 1984/2.55
Title: Letter Opener
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
Artist Nationality: Congolese
Medium and Support: ivory
Object Creation Date: circa 1910
Object Creation Place: Africa (continent); Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Creation Place 1: Africa (continent)
Creation Place 2: Congo, Democratic Republic of the (nation)
Credit Line: Gift in Memory of Rudolph B. Rottam
Dimensions: 29.5 cm x 4 cm x 0.5 cm (11 5/8 in. x 1 9/16 in. x 3/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: carving
Primary Keywords: ivories; ivory; letter openers
Secondary Keywords: bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; cutting equipment; cutting tools; dentin; descriptors; equipment; equipment by process; knives (cutting tools); materials; materials by composition; objects we use; sculpture; sculpture by material; tools and equipment; tooth and tooth components; tooth components; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1433 x 653
File Size: 39 KB
Record: 1984/2.55
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Full citation: "Letter Opener; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-2.55/1984_2.55.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.