Tusks Collection (page 2)

Elephants on the banks of the Mahaweli River, Ceylon, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm Allers
Elephants on the banks of the Mahaweli River, Ceylon, 1898. An der Ufer der Mahaweliganga. From " Rund um die Erde" [Round the Earth], written and illustrated by C. W. Allers

Hiran Minar or the Elephant Tower, Futtehpur Sikri. Agra. Creator: Unknown
Hiran Minar or the Elephant Tower, Futtehpur Sikri. Agra. The Hiran Minar (Deer Minaret), at Fatehpur Sikri in India. A circular tower covered with stone projections in the form of elephant tusks

The Ivory Carvers, 1910. Creator: Herbert Ponting
The Ivory Carvers, 1910. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1910]

The Mammoth of St. Petersburg, 1883. Creator: Unknown
The Mammoth of St. Petersburg, 1883. From " St. Nicholas: Volume X. Part I. November 1882, to May 1883". [Scribner & Co. New York, 1883]

The Hiran Minar (Deer Minaret), 1936. Creator: Unknown
The Hiran Minar (Deer Minaret), 1936. The Hiran Minar, at Fatehpur Sikri in India. A circular tower covered with stone projections in the form of elephant tusks

Tusks of an African elephant, c1928. Creator: Unknown
Tusks of an African elephant, c1928. The desire for ivory led to seriously declining elephant populations in many countries. The trade was later made illegal

Inn sign from the Boars Head Tavern, Eastcheap, London, (1850?)

WW1 Recruitment Poster for the US Navy, 1919
WW1 Recruitment Poster for the US Navy, pub. 1919 (colour lithograph)

Peace Messengers from Cetewayo, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

African Elephant, c1900. Artist: Helena J. Maguire
African Elephant, c1900. From Babys Animal Picture Book by Aunt Louisa. [Frederick Warne & Co. London & New York, c1900]

A Rhinoceros, 1515, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
A Rhinoceros, 1515, (1906). From The Engravings of Albert Durer, by Lionel Cust. [Seeley and Co. Limited, London, 1906]

Sleepy and Cross, 12th September 1893. Pastel Sketch, 1893, (1897). Artist: Fridtjof Nansen
Sleepy and Cross, 12th September 1893. Pastel Sketch, 1893 (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 1 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]

The beginnings of commerce: primitive people bartering ivory tusks and bull hides, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A

Hall of Tusks, in the home of Lady de Soysa, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, Ceylon, 1903. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Hall of Tusks, in the home of Lady de Soysa, Bambalapitiya, Colombo, Ceylon, 1903

Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Elephants moving timber, Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar), 1900s. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

An elephant and its keeper, Sri Lanka, 1902. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
An elephant and its keeper, Sri Lanka, 1902. Stereoscopic slide. Detail

A majestic elephant at Bengals chief festive gathering, India, 1922. Artist: L Barber
A majestic elephant at Bengals chief festive gathering, India, 1922. From Peoples of All Nations, Their Life Today and the Story of Their Past, volume IV: Georgia to Italy

Ivory shipment, Royal Albert Dock, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

Point of mammoth tusk carved with reindeer, from Montastruc, Bruniquel, France, 1926. A print from A Guide to Antiquities of the Stone Age, third edition, British Museum, Oxford University Press, 1926

Advertisement for Liebig meat extract, French, c 1900

The Tusk, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

Government elephant in state costume, South India, c1925. Cigarette card produced by the Westminster Tobacco Co Ltd, Indian Empire, 1st series

The Rhino, c1850-1890. Artist: Stanislas Lepine
The Rhino, c1850-1890. French Impressionist Painter, Private Collection

Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus), 1892. An extinct genus of elephant from the Pleistocene epoch (2, 500, 000 to 10, 000 years ago) found in fossil deposits and in northern Europe as 30

Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus) skeleton, 1830. An extinct genus of elephant from the Pleistocene epoch (2, 500, 000 to 10, 000 years ago) found in fossil deposits and in northern Europe as 30

Discovery of a woolly mammoth, 1779 (c1870). The discovery of a specimen of the prehistoric elephant, approximately 9ft high and 16ft long, preserved frozen in a block of ice in Siberia

Carving of an Inuit whale-hunt on an ivory snow-knife, 19th century
Carving of a Western Inuit whale-hunt on an ivory snow-knife made from walrus tusk. From the British Museums collection, 19th century

Inuit hunting scene
Western Inuit hunting scene engraved on a walrus tusk, from the British Museums collection

Mammoth skeleton, 1823. Skeleton of a mammoth discovered in 1817 by Dr Mitchell of New York at Goschen, Orange County and later assembled in the Philadelphia Museum

Walrus Hunt, detail of carving on Eskimo snow-knife, walrus ivory, 19th century. Western Eskimo. British Museum. London

Eskimo Scene Detail of engraved walrus tusk, Western Eskimo. 19th Century. British Museum, London

The Indian Juggle, 1858
The Indian Juggle. 1858. (As performed at the Theatre Royal, Westminster.) An Indian elephant juggles Palmerston (top left) and Disraeli (top right)

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