Figure Item Number: N1.374 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Arcing, white segment of tusk intricately carved into a landscape with figures and houses in complex vignettes (part a); figures are fully carved in three dimensions. Tusk's point and base rest on a red-stained wooden stand (part b) with two feet at each end.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected during 1960
- Owned by Hellen Dunlop and Roy G. Dunlop before April 1962
- Received from Hellen Dunlop (Seller), Roy G. Dunlop (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source) during April 1962
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- N1.374 a-b
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- elephant ivory, wood and stain ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 10.5 cm, width 20.0 cm, depth 4.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Hellen Dunlop and Roy G. Dunlop
- Received from
- Hellen Dunlop (Seller), Roy G. Dunlop (Seller), Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and U.B.C. President's Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- during 1960
- Ownership Date
- before April 1962
- Acquisition Date
- during April 1962
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0012/0058 a-b