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1967.19.55

Pair of hippopotamus tusks, comprising right upper tusk [.1] and left upper tusk [.2]. [JMC 1/11/2019]

1967.19.55

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pair of hippopotamus tusks, comprising right upper tusk [.1] and left upper tusk [.2]. [JMC 1/11/2019]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Person
Field collector Edward Battiscombe
PRM source Edward Battiscombe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
circa 1904-1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 1967
Materials and processes
Material Hippo Ivory Tooth Animal, Process Carved
Dimensions
Depth: max 41 mm, Depth: max 44 mm, Width: max 58 mm, Width: max 59 mm, Length: max 220 mm, Length: max 215 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1967.19.55 Other PRM accession number: 1967.19.55a Other PRM accession number: 1967.19.55b

Search terms: Animalia, Animal Part