Altar tusk; made of elephant ivory carved with human and animal figures in relief. Interlace design around base. Along outer curve are seven figures richly dressed in coral hats and necklaces; second figure from base has curved fish legs and holds a jointed staff. Several figures on the two sides of the tusk hold knives, staves, and bat-like implements. Near the base are three figures of Europeans, two in profile, one of them holding up a leopard by the leg. Leopards and snakes are interspersed among the figures. In the middle of the inner curve is a cat-fish and the elephant's head with trunk terminating in a human hand. The point is carved to represent a head with coral necklace.
Exhibited: 1970-1973, London, Museum of Mankind, Divine Kingship in Africa 1997-1998 Sep-Jan, Osaka, National Museum of Ethnology, Images of Other Cultures 1998, Feb-Apr, Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, Images of Other Cultures