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Is “Elephant” in the public domain?

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Yes. “Elephant” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

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Where is “Elephant” from?

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It is catalogued from the open collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

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Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Elephant
Date	early 1900s 20th century
Medium	ivory
Classification	Ivory
Origin	Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912) Japan
Holding institution	The Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit line	Elephant, early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Ivory; overall: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Woods, 1945.213
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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