Ornament
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments
ArtistPossibly
Jeff Liversidge
(Papuan)
ArtistPossibly
Travis Liversidge
(Papuan)
Date20th Century
Made AtEast Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
MediumBoar tusk
Dimensions3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/2 in. (9.2 × 7.9 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Long Shung Shih
Object number2018.13.56
DescriptionBoar tusk is a commonly used medium for ornamentation throughout Papua New Guinea. While the carvings are stylistically conistent, albeit on a much smaller scale, with the types of objects one might see along the Sepik River, no similar examples of these boar tusk carvings have been published. It is possible that this object was created with the intention that it would be sold. This was likely made by the Papuan artist Jeff Liversidge or his son Travis.On View
Not on viewCollections
early to mid 20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
mid 19th - early 20th Century
mid 19th to early 20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century
early to mid 20th Century
20th Century
