Reproduction
Object Category
wands
Description
Modern ivory 'wand' carved from split tusk; crocodile with fish in mouth on curved side; snake with fish in mouth on flat side. Acquired at Geneina, capital of west Darfur, in 1926, said to be from Oubangui-Chari, former name for the Central African Republic, and presented to the museum at unknown date by A.J. Arkell.
Collection Place
Darfur
Collection Place Notes
Purchased at Geneina in W. Darfur c. 1926. Alleged provenance Oubangui-Chari
Publications
- Quirke, Stephen, Birth Tusks: the armoury of health in context - Egypt 1800 BC, 79. p.79
- Quirke, Stephen, The Tusk of Peret and her Discontents, 238
Production Period
Modern Period
Material
Dimensions
Provenance
Purchased at Geneina in W. Darfur c. 1926. Alleged provenance Oubangui-Shari. Presented by A.J. Arkell
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC15936
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
