Cleveland Museum of Art
"Elephant Bridge" souvenir
- Date
- 1900s
- Medium
- Elephant ivory
- Culture
- Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 20th century
- Department
- African Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
This carving was made to appeal to Europeans and Americans in Central Africa, and did not draw from local aesthetics.
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