hilt material ? - Ethnographic Arms & Armour

19th December 2009, 11:35 PM

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asomotif

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The structure and color makes me think of a hilt I have.
See this old thread :
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=raja+abala

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Sure its marine ivory

Ok, but which animal / define marine ivory ?
There are quite a lot of sea mamals that can provide teeth that are workable :
Sperm whale ? orca/killerwhale ? seacow/dujong ? Walrus ? Narwal ?

Last edited by asomotif; 19th December 2009 at 11:51 PM.

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