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Carved Tusk, c.1820 (ivory)

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XCL499721
Image title
Carved Tusk, c.1820 (ivory)
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Artist
Beninois School / African
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA
Medium
ivory
Date
1820 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
197.4 cms
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Consisting of a clay platform built against a wall, the altars in the palace of the oba, the divine Benin king, are furnished with different ceremonial objects, including elephant tusks that the new oba commissions from the ivory carvers’ guild within three years of his installation. Carved in parallel horizontal rows, the motifs covering the surface of the tusks recall historical and mythological traditions.

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Gift of Katherine C. White / Bridgeman Images
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19th century / ceremony / guinea coast / pointed / benin kingdom / tribal / elephant tusk / ivory / intricate / nigerian / nigeria
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