Sujet
Carved Tusk, c. 1820. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Carved Tusk, c. 1820. Consisting of a clay platform built against a wall, the altars in the palace of the oba, the divine Benin king, are furnished with different ceremonial objects, including elephant tusks that the new oba commissions from the ivory carvers guild within three years of his installation. Carved in parallel horizontal rows, the motifs covering the surface of the tusks recall historical and mythological traditions.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F74_434
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
186,2Mo (3,9Mo) / 69,3cm x 67,3cm / 8185 x 7951 (300dpi)