African elephant bone sculpture

Discussion in 'Tribal Art' started by D'Manchago, Feb 14, 2026 at 10:54 PM.

  1. D'Manchago

    D'Manchago New Member

    Hi, I picked up this sculpture, the seller though it was whale bone and Polynesian, but it's obviously not bone of a marine mammal.
    Nor Polynesian in style.
    It looks like elephant bone or hippo bone and west African. Akan maybe?.
    As they keep bone or ivory house fetish idols with similar carving of a number of gods in their homes and the carving style looks similar. Any input ?
     

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