id:			110851
accession number:	1929.372
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.372
updated:		2025-05-01 11:03:30.963000

Bird, 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker. Elephant ivory; overall: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House, 1929.372

title:				Bird
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creation date:			1900s
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1925
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creditline:			Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
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culture:	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker
technique:	Elephant ivory
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.)
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	Acquired by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Democratic Republic of the Congo (then-Belgian Congo)
	date: 1928
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			* <div><!--block-->It appears on a checklist of "African Material" circa 1928 as one of "3 carved ivory. Mangbettu, Ekibondis Village." Archives of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.</div>
			
			
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	The African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
	date: 1928
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
	date: 1929—
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