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Artifact

Hippopotamus Tooth

Description

  • Hippopotamus tooth, ivory and orange in colour, from the Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo). 

Background Information

  • Collected by Arthur Lather who worked in Africa in the 1930s. 

Map Location

Latitude: 1° 44' 30.077" N
Longitude: 21° 37' 5.606" E

Date

ca. 1930

Dimensions

inches
Length:
1.5
Width:
1.5
Height:
7.5

Events, Places, People

  • Arthur Lather
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo

Originating Location

Africa›Democratic Republic of the Congo

Subject

  • An ivory-coloured hippopotamus tooth. It is long and slender and pointed at the end. The end has a band of orange colouring on it.
  • A hollow ivory-coloured hippopotamus tooth. It is long and slender and pointed at the end. The end has a band of orange colouring on it.
  • An ivory-coloured hippopotamus tooth. It is long and slender and pointed at the end. The end has a band of orange colouring on it and there are some brown lines on the pointed part.
  • An ivory-coloured hippopotamus tooth. It is long and slender and pointed at the end. The end has a band of orange colouring on it.

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