Ivory shoehorn

Title:

Ivory shoehorn

Date:

1951

Description:

Ivory replica of a European shoehorn; profile of a woman with sculptured hair, black holes for eyes; torso resembles woman wearing a dress in the shape of a shoehorn; origin Mangbetu people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire).

Collection Title:

Joseph A. Towles Artifact Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Ivory carving--Congo (Democratic Republic), Art objects--Africa, Shoehorns, and Mangbetu (African people)

Geographic Subject:

Africa, Africa, Sub-Saharan, Africa, Central, and Congo (Democratic Republic)

Shelving Locator:

1989.001.163t

Date Digital:

2009-08

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2009, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

29658