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Originally Posted by Battara
Great pictures. Also explains the ivory hilts on these new pieces.
No offense, but I do find it disturbing that they have acquired illegal ivory from recently killed elephants..........  |
Speaking of which that just reminded me that in this last October 2012 there was a good article written up in National Geographic called Blood Ivory, which detailed that current status of the illegal ivory trade. China, Thailand and the Philippines where highlighted as major consumers of ivory. Here is the article. If you get a chance take a look at the actual magazine as there are some more graphs and photos.
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/20...y/christy-text