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Old 21st January 2013, 08:03 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by freebooter
Don't dispair so easily, the ivory could have come from trimming of tusks and other avenues.
Gav, at least one of the images in the gallery Ron linked shows an ivory tusk in the foreground, so not trimmings.
Pretty sure the gunong that i originally posted is indeed bone, not ivory, but photos are difficult to figure with that ID at times, especially after the material has been processed and stained to give an antique effect.
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