Pair of Elephant Figurines
sculptor
Unknown
Dateabout 1922
Place MadeZomba, Zomba, Nyasaland Protectorate (present-day Malawi), Africa
MediumIvory
Dimensions2.5 x 1.5 x 3.5 cm (1 x 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberU11n52.1-2
eMuseum ID730566
EmbARK ObjectID11573
Previous Number206
TMS Source ID766
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesGift from the writer and European colonist Hans Coudenhove (1863-1925), Zomba, Nysaland (present-day Malawi) to Isabella Stewart Gardner on 14 June 1922.
