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Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_overall.jpg)
Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_overall.jpg)
Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_overall.jpg)

Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_overall.jpg)

Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail01.jpg)

Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail01.jpg)

Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail02.jpg)

Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail02.jpg)

Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail03.jpg)

Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail03.jpg)

Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail04.jpg)

Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail04.jpg)

Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail05.jpg)

Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail05.jpg)

Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail06.jpg)

Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_detail06.jpg)

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Carved Tusk

Arts of Africa

CULTURE Edo
MEDIUM Ivory, pigment
  • Place Made: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
    • DATES 18th to 19th century
    DIMENSIONS 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm)  (show scale)
    INSCRIPTIONS Paper Label: "860"
    COLLECTIONS Arts of Africa
    ACCESSION NUMBER 56.6.73
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos
    PROVENANCE Prior to 1953, provenance not yet documented; before 1953, reportedly acquired by the Earl of Wharncliffe, Wortley, United Kingdom; before 1953, reportedly acquired by Segy Gallery, New York, NY; by 1953, acquired by Millicent A. Rogers of Taos, NM; 1953, inherited from Millicent A. Rogers by Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos; 1956, gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos to the Brooklyn Museum.
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    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Ivory tusk, carved with 4 bands of interlocking curved lines with 3 types of swords carved in relief between.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Edo. Carved Tusk, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_overall.jpg)
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    Edo. <em>Carved Tusk</em>, 18th to 19th century. Ivory, pigment, 42 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (109 x 11.3cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arturo and Paul Peralta-Ramos, 56.6.73. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.56.6.73_overall.jpg)

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