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Carved, Ivory Ape's Skeleton with Staff
19th century
carved walrus ivory
Evidence of damage and repair has been documented to have occured between 1931 and 1962. In 1937 the skeleton statuette was removed from it's original boxwood base (see Argus record 61.346). The skeleton statuette was damaged again in July 2005, the statuette's head/skull was broken off.
Exhibitions
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/1962 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Japan (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Overall: 3 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (8.5 x 4.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired before 1931
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
71.455