Ivory carving, of course, dates from Eskimo pre-history. Harpoon heads, household implements and combs were whittled from it. Soon man`s creative urge became evident, and the ”spirit world” of ...

He returned with several ivory carvings that spent the next 60 years in my parents’ breakfront. The figures stand 4 to 5 inches tall. What are they, and what are they worth?

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What it is: A lifelike figurine of a Neolithic woman carved out of the ivory core of a mammoth tusk. Where it was found: Inside the Grotte du Pape ("Pope's Cave") in Brassempouy, a village in ...

Xiao took over the ivory carving factory in the late 1990s, while he was also the manager of Beijing Bone Carving Factory. "The ivory-carving factory, indeed, enjoyed a period of prosperity," he says.

The ivory is carved with depictions of a mythical sphinx and a lion, along with two tall plants that may represent the mythical "tree of life." (Image credit: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ...

An ivory carving of a beluga whale is set to be purchased by a couple from Washington State. (Photo by Davis Hovey/KNOM) With five different states’ ivory bans currently in effect, ...

China officially sanctions 36 ivory-carving workshops. They are supposed to use mainly ivory purchased in 2008, when limited sales from existing global stockpiles were allowed.

Ivory carvings, chopsticks, and jewelry are seen as a way to show off wealth. In the U.S. the ivory trade has for many years been allowed for ivory brought into the country legally before 1990, ...