The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 22, 2025

Alligator

1900s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unknown maker

Elephant ivory
Overall: 68.3 cm (26 7/8 in.)
Gift of the African Art Sponsors of Karamu House 1929.373
Location: Not on view
  • 1928
    Acquired by Paul Travis on behalf of the African Art Sponsors and the Gilpin Players in Ekibondo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (then-Belgian Congo)
    1928
    The African Art Sponsors of Karamu House
    1929—
    The Cleveland Museum of Art by gift
    Provenance Footnotes
    1 It appears on a checklist of "African Material" circa 1928 as one of "3 carved ivory. Mangbettu, Ekibondis Village." Archives of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
  • African Art. Karamu House, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 1-May 30, 1960).
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