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Collections

Unknown
Carved Tusk

Not on view
Tall carved ivory tusk displayed on a small black stand, densely covered from base to tip with relief-carved human figures, animals, and rope-like decorative bands
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Carved Tusk
Culture
Yoruba peoples
Place Made
Africa, Nigeria
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
Length: 15 3/4 in. (39.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Phil Berg Collection
Accession Number
M.71.73.343
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
African Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Berg, Phil. Man Came This Way: Objects from the Phil Berg Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1971.