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Miniature Elephant with Compass Figurine, Fairy Castle

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Miniature Elephant with Compass Figurine, Fairy Castle

Category

Art, Architecture, and Design

Classification

CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Statue - Figurine
CHENHALL - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment - Compass
CHENHALL - Communication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts - Sculpture - Miniature

Object Origin
Date Created:

1928-1935

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Miniature carved ivory sculpture of a standing elephant with mouth open and trunk raised. There is a metal compass attached to the elephant's left side and a small metal hook protruding from the top, near the ears.

Materials:

ivory

metal

Measurements: Object:
    Height: 0.787 in, Length: 0.9 in, Width: 0.3 in
    Weight: 0.007 lbs

Credit

Gift of Colleen Moore, 49.129.411

Display Status

On Exhibit

Miniature Elephant with Compass Figurine, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Elephant with Compass Figurine, Fairy Castle

About: Miniature Elephant with Compass Figurine, Fairy Castle

Sitting on a bookshelf in the Library is a carved elephant figure made of ivory with a compass embedded in its body.

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Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle

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