"Oriental Elephant" still bank

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Title	"Oriental Elephant" still bank
Artist	Artist Unknown (Japan)
Date	c. 1930
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Dolls, Toys and Games | Ceramic

Size:

3 1/4 x 6 9/16 x 2 1/16 in. (8.26 x 16.67 x 5.24 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, Japan

Culture:

Asia, Japan

Style:

20th century

Physical Description:

walking orange ceramic elephant, painted silver tusks; trunk curled up to head; coin slot in back

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Katherine Kierland Herberger

Accession Number:

2003.236.915

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Added to Site:

March 1, 2009