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Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), Wood, vegetable fiber, pig tusks, glass, plastic/rubber(?), paint, Southwest Malakula — Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal)
Southwest Malakula
mid-20th century

Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe, Georg Henrich Scherer German, Narwhal (narwhahl) tusk, ivory, gilt brass, German — Walking-Stick Flute/Oboe
Georg Henrich Scherer
ca. 1750–57

A Tusk Figurine of a Man, Probably elephant ivory and organic material — A Tusk Figurine of a Man
ca. 3900–3500 B.C.

Tusk with Figurative Relief, Vili-Kongo artist(s), Ivory, Vili-Kongo peoples — Tusk with Figurative Relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890

Tooth pendant set in gold, Gold, bone, Etruscan — Tooth pendant set in gold
Etruscan
4th century BCE

Tusk Fragment with Christ Enthroned, Ivory; carved — Tusk Fragment with Christ Enthroned
810–1010

Pendant with Female Figure, Luba artist, Wild pig or warthog tusk, Luba peoples — Pendant with Female Figure
Luba artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
1888–97

Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
ca. 1712–50

Male ancestor figure, Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, fibers, mulberry fiber, pig tusk, cassowary quills, hair, coix seed, Asmat people — Male ancestor figure
Asmat artist(s)
early–mid-20th century

Gable Mask, Rattan, plant fiber, wood, clay, cassowary feathers, bamboo, ferrous alloy, kaolin, tusks, Kapriman people — Gable Mask
Kapriman people
mid-20th century

Oko, Ivory tusk, Edo (Benin) people — Oko
Edo (Benin) people
19th century

Pectoral Ornament, Pig tusks, nassa shells, seeds, fiber, resin, North coast, Aitape region — Pectoral Ornament
North coast, Aitape region
late 19th–early 20th century

Snuff bottle, Stained walrus tusk with coral stopper, China — Snuff bottle
China

Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
20th century

Warrior's Charm (Karahut), Fiber, pig tusks, nassa shells, paint, Abelam people — Warrior's Charm (Karahut)
Abelam people
early to mid-20th century

Ancestor Effigy (Rambaramp), Asen Maki, Human skull, vegetable fiber, bamboo, pig tusks, shell, leaves, fiber, paint, Tomman Island — Ancestor Effigy (Rambaramp)
Asen Maki
early to mid-1960s

Tusk with figurative relief, Vili-Kongo artist(s), Ivory, Vili-Kongo peoples — Tusk with figurative relief
Vili-Kongo artist(s)
ca. 1880–1890

Tusks of boar, 2, Bone — Tusks of boar, 2

Bracelet, Charles Loloma, silver, turquoise,lapis, wood (ironwood), walrus tusk, Indigenous American (Hopi) — Bracelet
Charles Loloma
1972–74

Parasol, silk, cotton, tusk, American — Parasol
American
ca. 1858

Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu), Cane, cowrie shells, boar tusk, Lega peoples — Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Altar Tusk, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
18th–19th century

Mask (Mai), Wood, paint, nassa shells, cowrie shells, pig's tusks, fiber, Sawos people — Mask (Mai)
Sawos people
early to mid-20th century

Engraved Tusk, Ivory, Inuit — Engraved Tusk
Inuit
1880–1905 (?)

Engraved Ivory Tusk, Ivory, Inuit — Engraved Ivory Tusk
Inuit
1880–90

Altar Tusk, Ivory, Edo peoples — Altar Tusk
Edo peoples
18th–19th century

Arm Band, Pig tusks, fiber, Asmat people — Arm Band
Asmat people
mid-20th century

Necklace, Pig tusks, seeds, fiber, Asmat people — Necklace
Asmat people
mid-20th century

Necklace, Pig tusks, seeds, fiber, Asmat people — Necklace
Asmat people
mid-20th century

Kònò Helmet Mask, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, sacrificial patina, tusks, quills, Bamana peoples — Kònò Helmet Mask
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
19th–mid-20th century

Power Figure: Male (Nkisi), Wood, nails, beads, fiber, cane, straw, tusk, Songye peoples — Power Figure: Male (Nkisi)
Songye peoples
19th–20th century

Engraved Walrus Ivory Tusk, Eegyvudluk Pootagook, Ivory (walrus), stone, ink, Inuit — Engraved Walrus Ivory Tusk
Eegyvudluk Pootagook
ca. 1953

Tusks, Ivory (walrus), pigment, Inuit — Tusks
Inuit
ca. 1900

Tusk, Ivory, Inuit — Tusk
Inuit
19th–20th century

Mask (Kandimbong [?]), Wood, pig's tusks, nass shells, feathers, fiber, paint, button, Angoram people — Mask (Kandimbong [?])
Angoram people
late 19th–early 20th century

Mask (Mai), Wood, clay, nassa shells, pig tusks, cowrie shells, conus shells, feathers, paint, Sawos people — Mask (Mai)
Sawos people
mid-20th century

Tusk amulet, Bone — Tusk amulet
ca. 3900–3500 B.C.

Tusk figure of a man, Hippopotomus Ivory — Tusk figure of a man
ca. 3900–3500 B.C.

Decorated Walrus Tusk, Walrus ivory — Decorated Walrus Tusk
1825–50