Carving

c. 1900 Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.138

Carved elephant ivory tusks and hippopotamus tooth ivory—whether large, or small, like this example—were sought-after souvenirs for Europeans who visited, lived, or worked on the coast of Central Africa. Vili carvers had been sculpting ivory for centuries. In the age of Europe...

Sculpture

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