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Tusk

Kongo artist · 19th century

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Tusk

A second NMAfA Kongo/Loango carved tusk, distinct from already-published 74-20-1 and 96-28-1 records.

Maker
Kongo artist
Date
19th century
Place
Sub-Saharan Africa
Material
Ivory
Dimensions
Exact dimensions to verify from source record during ingest
Current collection
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source: Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African Art ↗

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Maker
Kongo artist
Date
19th century
Place
Sub-Saharan Africa
Material
Ivory
Dimensions
Exact dimensions to verify from source record during ingest
Current collection
National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
Source
Smithsonian 3D / National Museum of African Art ↗
Rights
CC0 1.0