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African woman carved in a tusk (4)
Africa
Width : 2 1/8 inch
Height : 10 1/4 inch
Depth : 1 1/4 inch
Stunning comb cut out an elephant tusk. The artist uses the inside and the outside part of the ivory to design perfectly a woman who appears on all sides. Then the ivory was dyed and polished. North Angola, Kasai region.