Letter Opener / Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.55
- Title
- Letter Opener
- 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
- 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
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1433 x 653
- File Size
- 39 KB
- Record
- 1984/2.55
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-2.55/1984_2.55.jpg
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"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 24, 2024.