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Ian · 21st April 2006, 10:15 PM

Pinoy:

Lovely color to the ivory -- rich golden, with a slight reddish hue. Could this be dugong ivory? There is an example in Cato that he calls Sea cow (dugong),* and some time ago we had a discussion about dugong ivory on the old forum.

Ian.

Robert Cato. Moro Swords. Graham Bush Ltd: Singapore, 1996, Figure 42, p. 69

21st April 2006, 10:15 PM	#39
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,360	Pinoy: Lovely color to the ivory -- rich golden, with a slight reddish hue. Could this be dugong ivory? There is an example in Cato that he calls Sea cow (dugong),* and some time ago we had a discussion about dugong ivory on the old forum. Ian. Robert Cato. Moro Swords. Graham Bush Ltd: Singapore, 1996, Figure 42, p. 69 Last edited by Ian; 22nd April 2006 at 04:27 AM.