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Summary
Italy, circa 1400
Furnishings; Accessories
Carved bone, stained horn, wood, pigment, gilt metal
Purchased with funds provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation (47.8.25)
Decorative Arts and Design
Currently on public view: Ahmanson Building, floor 3
Bone carving encompasses the acts of creating art, tools, and other goods by carving animal bones, antlers, and horns. It can result in the ornamentation of a bone or the creation of a distinct object. Bone carving has been practiced by a variety of world cultures, sometimes as a cheaper, and recently a legal, substitute for ivory carving. It was important in prehistoric art, with notable figures like the Swimming Reindeer, made of antler, and many of the Venus figurines.