Wooden Pyramid with Carved Ivory Elephants

Sculpture

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Wooden "pyramid" with carved ivory elephants.: Image of the wooden pyramid with carved ivory elements. There are four steps and each contains less elephants than the one before. The largest elephants are on the bottom and top with slightly smaller ones on the middle two levels.
Wooden "pyramid" with carved ivory elephants.

Image of the wooden pyramid with carved ivory elements. There are four steps and each contains less elephants than the one before. The largest elephants are on the bottom and top with slightly smaller ones on the middle two levels.

Name/Title

Wooden Pyramid with Carved Ivory Elephants

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000413

Description

Wooden "pyramid" with carved ivory elephants from India.

Context

The pyramid was gifted to the Jordans by member of the Kuwait Oil Company upon their return from their home, India.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

India

Parts

Count

1

Parts

Elephants are attached