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Tusk for the Royal Benin (Edo) Ancestral Shrine
Unidentified Artist(s) of the Igbesanmwan Carvers Guild1851 - 1888
The Davis Museum at Wellesley College
Wellesley, United States
Details
- Title: Tusk for the Royal Benin (Edo) Ancestral Shrine
- Creator: Unidentified Artist(s) of the Igbesanmwan Carvers Guild
- Creator Lifespan: 19 century C.E. - 19 century C.E.
- Creator Nationality: African
- Date: 1851 - 1888
- Location Created: Royal Court of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
- Physical Dimensions: w36 x h53 in (overall)
- Provenance: Davis Museum at Wellesley College, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Schindler
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: Courtesy of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College
- External Link: Davis Museum at Wellesley College
- Medium: Ivory
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