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OLIPHANT Ivory Mangbetu?, Africa 19th century or earlier L 83 cm An unusually large ivory Oliphant with thin walls which have been worked from the original bulkier elephants tusk to provide a lighter object. The mouthpiece is cubical with a diamond shaped opening and is placed in the tapering end of the tusk. Oliphants are hunting horns producing a single sound used for communication in hunting parties. |
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