Ivory trilogy figures

Title:

Ivory trilogy figures

Date:

1951

Description:

Ivory figures depicting the Three Wise Monkeys motif ("See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"); origin Eastern 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, and Three monkeys (Motif)

Geographic Subject:

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

Shelving Locator:

1989.001.163q-s

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:

29954