Altar Tusk
Object type: Altar tusk
Department: Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Culture: Edo peoples
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 37 3/4 in. × Circum. 6 1/2 in. (95.9 × 16.5 cm)
Classification: Bone/Ivory-Sculpture
Geography:  Court of Benin   Nigeria  
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, 1991
Accession year: 1991