Tusk Carving with Stand / Artist Unknown, African

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Accession Number: 2010/2.1
Title: Tusk Carving with Stand
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Artist Nationality: African
Medium and Support: Ivory
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Credit Line: Gift of Denise Miner Stanford
Dimensions: 38 cm x 9.3 cm x 8.8 cm (14 15/16 in. x 3 11/16 in. x 3 7/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Sculpture
Primary Object Type: carving
Physical Description: An ivory tusk carving with images of people on it. Some of the people have their hands in a praying position.
Primary Keywords: carving; ivory carvings
Secondary Keywords: objects we use; sculpture; sculpture by material; sculpture by technique; visual works; visual works by medium or technique
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2592 x 3888
File Size: 79 KB
Record: 2010/2.1
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.1/2010_2.1a.jpg

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Full citation: "Tusk Carving with Stand; Artist Unknown, African." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.1/2010_2.1a.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 15, 2024.