Photo of collection object Altar Tusk — Edo. Altar Tusk, 18th century. Elephant ivory, 80 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (205 x 14 cm). Alfred W. Jenkins Fund, 39.110. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Altar Tusk

18th century

Edo

Arts of Africa

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Edo
Classification: Sculpture
Formatted Medium: Elephant ivory
Medium: elephant, ivory
Locations: Place made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Dimensions: 80 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (205 x 14 cm)
Inscribed: "39.110" in black along the outside edge of the base; "AF/5066" inside the opening
Departments: Arts of Africa
Accession Number: 39.110
Credit Line: Alfred W. Jenkins Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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