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Baby African Elephant

(American, 1899–1989)
1926
Object PlaceBoston, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueBronze, dark brown patina, sand cast
Dimensions25.4 x 36.83 x 16.51 cm (10 x 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
Credit LineSamuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession number27.299
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceKatherine W. Lane, Boston, to MFA, May 1927, purchased for $200.
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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