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Tall carved ivory tusk on a black wooden base, covered in spiraling rows of small figures and animals against a grey background.

Tusk

A carved ivory tusk stands upright on a dark wooden base with a pale inscribed band reading partly "Ivory Coast of Africa 1861." Its tapering surface holds spiraling registers of tiny figures, animals, and what appear to be birds and fish.

Artist
Kongo artist
Date
1861
Medium
Ivory, wood
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art)
Size
1593 × 1920 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of African Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1861).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African Art

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