Oliphant (hunter's horn made from elephant tusk) / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mangbetu

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Accession Number: 2005/1.235
Title: Oliphant (hunter's horn made from elephant tusk)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mangbetu
Artist Nationality: Congolese (Zairean)
Medium and Support: ivory
Object Creation Date: circa 1860
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 of Candis and Helmut Stern
Dimensions: 55.7 cm x 13.2 cm x 5.5 cm (21 15/16 in. x 5 3/16 in. x 2 3/16 in.)
Century: 19th century
Primary Object Classification: Ritual Objects
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2912 x 1356
File Size: 525 KB
Record: 2005/1.235
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Full citation: "Oliphant (hunter's horn made from elephant tusk); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mangbetu." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2005-sl-1.235/2005_1_235.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.