mounted ivory tusk
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- Dates
- 1-May-75
- circa May 1, 1975
- Collection
- Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford Canadian Dental Collection
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Dental
- Accession Number
- 010020516
- Description
- Small ivory tusk mounted on a dark brown wood base with a green felt bottom; tusk is ivory in colour and tapers towards the end to form a dull point; the base of the tusk has small grooves in it which are beige in colour which gradually disappear towards the tip; there is a sticker on the felt with…
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- Accession Number
- 010020516
- Category
- Diagnostic & Treatment Artifacts
- Classification
- Dental
- MeSH Heading
- Tooth
- Dentistry -- veterinary
- Description
- Small ivory tusk mounted on a dark brown wood base with a green felt bottom; tusk is ivory in colour and tapers towards the end to form a dull point; the base of the tusk has small grooves in it which are beige in colour which gradually disappear towards the tip; there is a sticker on the felt with the maker's information printed in black ink and a date handwritten in black ink.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Transfer from the Dental Canada Fund; previously housed in the Dentistry Canada Museum (Ottawa)
- Maker
- C.J. & F.L. Cooper
- Site Made (City)
- Frenchman Bay
- Site Made (State)
- Western Australia
- Site Made (Country)
- Australia
- Dates
- 1-May-75
- circa May 1, 1975
- Date Remarks
- Date is handwritten on bottom of base
- Material
- ivory: ivory, beige
- wood: brown
- ink: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed in ink on sticker on the bottom of base: "Hand made by // C.J. & F.L. // COOPER // Frenchman Bay // W.A. 6330"; handwritten in ink on sticker: "MAY 1/75"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-B
- Dimension Notes
- Length 11.2 cm x Width 6.3 cm x Depth 10.7 cm
- Condition Remarks
- There are two small cracks in the ivory at the tip
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- JPG
- Reference Comments
- CD #4
- Research Facts
- Dr Ralph and Mrs Olga Crawford donated their extensive Canadian dental collection to the DCF to create the museum in 1997; further donations were received while Dr Crawford was Curator Emeritus at the Dental Canada Museum until its closure in 2008
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