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Description : A carved ivory tusk with figures walking and kneeling with offerings and a seated male figure at top. Congo Coast, Loango. 19th century. 8 1/2h x 2 3/8w x 1 7/8d. Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. Simpson inventory #9700. Catalog Notes: According to Nichole N. Bridges of the Art History Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ivory tusk sculptures from the Loango Coast enjoyed great popularity as souvenirs among Western traders during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century (1993.382a,b, 1978.412.348). Scenes commonly portrayed in relief on the ivories capture the dynamic and cosmopolitan coastal activity related to the transatlantic trade. Scenes include: processions of African figures wearing assorted local and Western attire, caravans of African porters bearing boxes and bundles of trade goods overhead, captive Africans in chains and chokeholds, Western merchants and trading houses, and an assortment of animals typical to the region, among a vast array of other assorted imagery.Bridges, Nichole N. “Kongo Ivories.” In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. (March 2009). For similar objects see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper, 1880-1890, 1993.382a.b, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 'Figurine: Three Males, 18th-20th century. 1978.412.348.
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