Tusk Carving with Stand / Artist Unknown, African
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Record Details
- 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.
- Secondary Keywords
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- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- sculpture by technique
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2592 x 3888
- File Size
- 79 KB
- Record
- 2010/2.1
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.1/2010_2.1a.jpg
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"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 June 13, 2024.