Ancestral Altar Tusk
c. 1820
Maker Unknown
African Art
Ancestral Altar Tusk, c. 1820. Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igbesanmwan (wood and ivory carvers) guild. Elephant ivory; overall: 197.4 cm (77 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White 1968.284
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- Elephant ivory
- Dimensions
- Overall: 197.4 cm (77 11/16 in.)
- Departments
- African Art
- Accession Number
- 1968.284
- Credit Line
- Gift of Katherine C. White
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1968, <em>African Tribal Images: The Katherine White Reswick Collection</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 10 – September 1, 1968)
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 108A Sub-Saharan
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