Decorated Tusk Item Number: B577 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tusk carved with figures and plants decorating it.
Narrative
Collected by Colonel A.C. Fisher, the great grandfather of the donors, while he was in China from 1856 to 1859.
Item History
- Made in Bali, Indonesia ?
- Collected between 1856 and 1859
- Owned by A. C. Fisher
- Owned by Marjorie E. Macbean and Mrs. C. P. Macbean before March 17, 1965
- Received from Mrs. C. P. Macbean (Donor) and Marjorie E. Macbean (Donor) on March 17, 1965
What
- Name
- Decorated Tusk
- Identification Number
- B577
- Type of Item
- tusk
- Material
- elephant ivory
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 3.0 cm, width 31.0 cm, depth 7.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Western Indonesian ?
- Previous Owner
- A. C. Fisher, Marjorie E. Macbean and Mrs. C. P. Macbean
- Received from
- Mrs. C. P. Macbean (Donor) and Marjorie E. Macbean (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bali, Indonesia ?
When
- Collection Date
- between 1856 and 1859
- Ownership Date
- before March 17, 1965
- Acquisition Date
- on March 17, 1965
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0108/0010