Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Walrus tusk
Object Number:
1943.106
Date:
1845-1910
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 3 x 1 5/8 in. ( 43.2 x 7.6 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Tusk inscribed in three sections: 3/4 length figure of a young woman in medieval dress with crown, a full-length man in 17th century dress with sword, and a figure of a female angel holding a horn standing over a sleeping youth.
Gallery Label:
These images are probably copied or traced from engraved illlustrations.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
