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 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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"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 19, 2024.