St. Francis of Assisi, 17th-18th century, 6 3/16 × 2 × 1 5/8 in. ( × × cm), Ivory, 17th-18th century, The province of Goa in western India was under Portuguese control from 1512–1961, forming a nexus in trading routes that circumnavigated the earth. Goan craftsman were renowned for their supple modeling of ivory (likely exported from Mozambique) into Christian icons, which feed the appetite for luxury products in Europe, as well as furthered evangelical missions throughout Asia and the Americas.

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