Hello Detlef,
Interesting thread.
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never have seen it by for example Jawa Deman handles from ivory.
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Where these Jawa deman hilts from marine ivory. or elephant ?
I think that marine ivory often is indeed a tooth from a whale.
And indeed to make a bugis keris hilt out of such a tooth, I can imagine you need to play with the form and material that you have available.
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Can we call Hippo marine ivory ??
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No, Hippo is Hippo, they don't go out to sea
