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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1954.29 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name Aken'ni Elao, tusk, ivory tusk Description Large ivory elephant tusk with five carved bands of interlace decoration spaced evenly along the length. Likely from Benin royal palace or shrine.Part of the Digital Benin project. Find out more at: https://digitalbenin.org/institutions/70 Creator Edo people Production place Benin City, Nigeria, Africa, Benin, Africa Production date 1700 - 1890 Production period 19th Century Material ivory Technique carved Dimensions length: 1540.00 mm width: 400.00 mm Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1954.29
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

Aken'ni Elao, tusk, ivory tusk
Description

Large ivory elephant tusk with five carved bands of interlace decoration spaced evenly along the length. Likely from Benin royal palace or shrine.Part of the Digital Benin project. Find out more at: https://digitalbenin.org/institutions/70
Creator

Edo people
Production place

Benin City, Nigeria, Africa, Benin, Africa
Production date

1700 - 1890
Production period

19th Century
Material

ivory
Technique

carved
Dimensions

Details