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	Boone Trading Company - Walrus Ivory Tusks
		Pre-1972 white walrus ivory tusks, Eskimo worked tusks, fossil walrus ivory and teeth for carving and scrimshaw, and walrus oosik.
		WALRUS SKULL AND TUSKS Handsome walrus mount has nicely curved 13" long tusks that are polished and decorated with fascinating Yupik Eskimo scrimshawed pictographs depicting hunting and fishing, and is thus exempt from the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act.
		WALRUS SKULLS (Incomplete/Eskimo Artifacts) The upper portion (no jaw) of ancient mineralized skulls of walrus that were killed for food centuries ago by Yupik Eskimos.
	www.boonetrading.com /Pg26.html (692 words)

	Walrus ivory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The tusks of a Pacific walrus may attain a length of one meter.
		The tip of a walrus tusk has an enamel coating which is worn away during the animal's youth.
		Notable schools of walrus ivory carving have been developed in Kholmogory and Tobolsk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walrus_ivory (173 words)

	Ivory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ivory is a hard, white, opaque substance that is the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, mammoth, etc. Prior to the introduction of plastics, it was used for billiard balls, piano keys, buttons and ornamental items.
		Trade in the ivory from the tusks of dead mammoths has occurred for 300 years and continues to be legal.
		It is sometimes called vegetable ivory, or tagua, and is the seed endosperm of the ivory nut palm commonly found in coastal rainforests of Ecuador and Peru.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ivory (754 words)

	Identifying Different Types of Ivory
		Chemically, ivory is similar to bone and antler, and comprises a collagen matrix with a mineral component.
		One-third to one-half of an elephant tusk is hollow.
		Walrus ivory is used primarily for small objects.
	www.uniclectica.com /conserva/ivory1.html (1043 words)

	Scrimshaw by Robert Weiss. The types of ivory and general laws and regulations.
		The term ivory can be used to describe the teeth or tusks of mammals that are of sufficient size to have commercial value and can be carved or scrimshawed.
		The early scrimshanders carved and engraved whale and walrus ivory.
		This is walrus ivory that is relatively new.
	www.marinearts.com /rwivory.htm (882 words)

	Scrimshanders.com - About Ivory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Elephant ivory is derived from the tusk of the African Elephant.
		From 1976-1989 ivory was obtained from the elephants in National Parks which died of natural causes or were culled from the herds.
		Antique Walrus ivory is derived from the tusks and teeth of the walrus which lived years ago on the frozen tundra of Alaska.
	www.scrimshanders.com /Pages/about/ivory.html (578 words)

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		Walrus ivory is available through Canadian Ivory as whole tusks or pieces of varying sizes and shapes.
		The walrus and narwhal are primarily hunted for their meat by the Inuit of northern Canada.
		Walrus is listed as Appendix III, which is to say the species is managed and harvesting is permitted.
	www.canadianivory.com (1634 words)

	Working with Fossil Ivory at BladeGallery.com custom knives, art knives, swords and daggers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Since ivory breaths, that is, it expands and contracts with changes in humidity, it may be advisable to chemically stabilize your material if you are unsure.
		Some of the oldest beach walrus ivory is partially fossilized and is harder than dug fossil ivory or mammoth ivory to cut.
		Generally, fine scratches can be buffed from the ivory after using 220 to 240 grit sandpaper, however, the finer the sanding, the easier it is to buff and polish the ivory.
	www.bladegallery.com /information/info_ivory_using.asp (1187 words)

	Fossil Walrus Ivory, Collector Pieces
		The adze is mounted on a sanded and polished fossil walrus ivory base and measures 8 1/8 inches long and stands 2 1/4 inches tall.
		This ivory along with its fossil walrus ivory base is from 600 to as much a 2,000 years old.
		The ivory is mounted on a moose antler base and measures 6 inches long and stands 1 7/8 inches tall.
	www.scrimshop.com /shopcart/items/collector_pieces.html (611 words)

	Jensenknives - Custom Knives and Art Knives: Materials Encyclopedia - Ivory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Walrus ivory is usually between 500 and 3000 years old, and generally doesn't exceed 10,000 years old, though the USGS has reported that a piece of walrus tusk they had carbon dated showed an age of 30,000.
		Walrus tusks were often modified for use as ice axes, by flattening a section to facilitate the attachment of a handle, then they were lost or discarded.
		Proboscidian ivory may be recognized by the grain pattern visible in a cross section, which displays a double spiral pattern, a series of clockwise spirals crossing others running counter clockwise.
	www.jensenknives.com /ivory.html (661 words)

	Questions & Answers - Marine Mammals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		However, ivory found on the beach by Alaskan Natives is treated in the same manner as ivory collected during a harvest: it must be tagged within 30 days and may then be made into authentic native handicrafts, which may be sold.
		A CITES permit is not required for authentic native handicrafts made from walrus ivory if they are personal items that are carried out, are contained in accompanying baggage, or are part of a shipment of household effects of persons moving their residence from the United States.
		Fossil walrus ivory may be imported with a CITES permit from the country from which the fossil ivory is being exported.
	www.r7.fws.gov /fisheries/mmm/qa.htm (2842 words)

	Arctic Studies Center
		Its long ivory tusks are used for many things, including protection from attack by polar bears, killer whales and local hunters in kayaks.
		Walrus are very slow on land because they are so big and clumsy, but in the water they are very fast and strong.
		Walrus numbers were very reduced by commercial hunters until 1972 when the Marine Mammal Act started protecting them.
	www.mnh.si.edu /arctic/html/walrus.html (322 words)

	SPARKLES VINTAGE COSTUME JEWELRY - About Ivory
		The outer parts of a mammoth ivory is sometimes fossilized by ores, though the interior will remain the same, and when this occurs that outer area will then be blue or green, and may remind you of intensely colored opals, or look a bit like abalone in coloration.
		Hippopotamus ivory - One source indicates the grain is closer and denser than elephant ivory and a a pure white with a texture that has been described as between elephant ivory and pearl shell.
		Some old ivory necklaces and bracelets are seen with a pinkish or reddish tinge which was absorbed from the henna dye used on the skin of the wearer.
	www.sparklz.com /info/ivory.htm (1485 words)

	Walrus ivory -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		(Either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber) Walrus tusk (A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses) ivory comes from two modified upper canines.
		The tusks of a Pacific walrus may attain a length of one (Any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity) meter.
		The tip of a walrus tusk has an (Any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze) enamel coating which is worn away during the animal's youth.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wa/walrus_ivory.htm (178 words)

	Tribal Expressions Native American Beadwork, Dolls, Ivory Carvings, whale bone carvings, Northwest coast masks, ...
		Shaman and Walrus carved in whalebone, fossilized ivory by
		New ivory or fresh ivory (tusks and teeth) are extracted from walrus hunted by the Eskimos and the Inuit.
		Alaskan fossil walrus ivory is among the rarest and most beautiful of the ivory available today.
	www.tribalexpressions.com /annex/annex.htm (864 words)

	Golden Arts - Carvings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The ivory for this piece was excavated in an old Eskimo village near Gambell on St. Lawrence Island, AK.
		The ivory piece (part of a mammoth tusk) was found in a gravel pile just a few miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska.
		The colors of the ivory are natural and are caused by minerals from the soil where the ivory rests until it is excavated hundreds of years later.
	www.rodric.com /carvings.html (752 words)

	Walrus ivory
		Walrus tusk ivory comes from two modified upper carnines.
		The average walrus tooth has a rounded, irregular peg shape and is approximatly 5cm in length.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Walrus_ivory.html (140 words)

	Kowak Ivory - Fossil Walrus Ivory
		The color of the ivory is dependent on the length of time buried and the color of the soil.
		Most of the beach ivory is derived from walruses which have died from natural causes and is usually found as whole tusks or large sections of tusks and can range from white to fl in color.
		Fossil walrus ivory comes in all sizes and colors and is used for carving, scrimshaw, jewelry and knifehandles.
	www.kowakivory.com /fossil_walrus_ivory.html (238 words)

	Ivory Laws- Heidi Robichaud Scrimshaw
		A great deal of this ivory in cut form looks practically identical to elephant ivory (except for the outer layer where all the color and weathering is).
		Raw walrus ivory predating the Dec. 21, 1972 law, tusks bearing the Alaska state walrus ivory registration tags or post-law walrus ivory that has been carved or scrimshawed by an Alaskan native (Eskimo) are legal to buy, possess, and sell.
		Raw walrus ivory obtained after 12/21/72 is not legal to buy or sell unless both parties are Eskimo (it is legal to own).
	www.gustavus.com /heidi/laws.html (801 words)

	Large Fossil Mammoth & Walrus Ivory Sculptures
		The 'fossilized', or 'mineralized' ivory I use has been buried in the earth for hundreds to thousands of years.
		The ancient mammoth ivory is found in Alaska and the Yukon Territory and is from 10,000 to 65,000 years old.
		The fossil walrus ivory is found on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea and ranges from a few hundred to 300,000 years of age.
	home.earthlink.net /~harperstegall/id2.html (175 words)

	Northwest Indian Art
		Because of its comparative abundance and amazing durability, Walrus Ivory became the principal medium of expression in the Bering Sea cultures.
		Everything from children's toy to hunting implements were fashioned from this nearly indestrucable material and as a result, items stayed in use from generation to generation, sometimes for hundreds of years.
		Carved and incised Walrus ivory with inset turquoise.
	www.eskimoivory.com /ivories.html (267 words)

	software.ca - Walrus ivory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Instantly improve the volume, sustain, and overall performance of your guitar with a set of Fossilized Walrus Ivory Bridge pins.
		Walrus ivory and bone are transformed into crafts and artwork.
		a tiny bowl, in the shape of a four-leaf clover, carved entirely out of amethyst; and a statue of a king on his throne, shaped out of walrus ivory, both from...
	www.software.ca /Walrus-ivory/reference/fullview/wikipedia/97785 (191 words)

	DRC Design Jointed Ivory Carvings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Hand carved from Fossil Walrus Ivory, Hippo Ivory, or Fossil Mammoth Ivory, these 1800s style pegs are jointed at the neck, shoulders, elbows, waist, hips and knees, standing approximately 3 to 4 inches tall.
		Ranging in size from approximately 1½ to 2½ inches tall, she can be worn as a necklace from a cord through the bun in her hair.
		Jointed at the shoulders and hips, she is about half the size of the original Hitty, standing at around 2½ to 3½ inches tall, and looks much like the illustrations in the book with inlayed cobalt blue beads eyes.
	members.aol.com /DRCIvory/Ivory.htm (483 words)

	Vintage Ventures Pins, Home of Fossilized Walrus Ivory Accessories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Fossilized Walrus Ivory is the superior medium for transferring the vibration energy from the strings to the guitar body.
		Together with a Fossilized Walrus Ivory nut and saddle you will hear the full spectrum of sound your instrument is capable of producing.
		Fossilized Walrus Ivory strap buttons are a convenient way to attach a guitar strap without having a plain piece of metal with an exposed screw head on your guitar.
	www.vintageventurespins.com /pages/why.html (961 words)

	Welcome to Eskimo Ivory.com, Eskimo Ivories.com & Eskimo Artifacts.com
		A large Walrus population was constant and the huge mammals, along with seal, reindeer and the occasional Polar Bear, comprised a large part of the Eskimo diet
		Because of their isolation from the rest of the world, the existence of the Bering Sea Eskimo tribes went largely unnoticed and their folkways completely unknown until the late 1870's, when a survey to the area was led by Edward William Nelson of the Smithsonian Institute.
		It is always white when carved, but many of the examples shown here were unearthed from arcaheological excavations and are stained in rich hues of brown from minerals and dirt deposited over the centuries in the material's veined structure.
	www.fishdecoy.com /eskimo_ivory2.html (553 words)

	Ivory
		Ivory is a hard, white, opaque substance that is the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals such as the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, etc. Prior to the introduction of plastics, it was used for billiard balls, piano keys, buttons and ornamental items.
		Odontoblastic cells line the pulp cavity and are responsible for the production of dentine.
		Additionally, warthog tusks, and teeth from sperm whales, killer whales and hippos can also be shrimshawed or superficially carved, thus retaining their original shapes as morphologically recognizable objects.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/i/iv/ivory.html (498 words)

	Blue Walrus Carvings, http://www.bluewalruscarvings.com/index.html/
		Whales, walrus and seal for subsistence and cultural survival.
		was their link to the whale and walrus hunt.
		Each piece is individually hand carved from fossilized walrus ivory.
	www.bluewalruscarvings.com (345 words)

	USATODAY.com - Popular walrus cam to go offline for hunt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Helen Chythlook, executive director of the Bristol Bay Native Association's Qayassiq Walrus Commission, said that Alaska Natives have the right to conduct the walrus hunt in privacy.
		The hunt was banned in 1960 after the Walrus Islands, located off Alaska's southwest coast, were designated a wildlife sanctuary by the state.
		In 1995, Alaska Natives were allowed to resume hunting on the island through an agreement with the state and federal government.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/news/2005-09-07-walrus-cam-offline_x.htm?POE=TECISVA (560 words)

	This carved bow is made of walrus ivory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Walrus tusk was only one of three sources of ivory available in the Arctic.
		The Narwhal, a small whale often called the "Unicorn of the Sea" has a single, white, spiral ivory tusk which was exploited.
		The tusks of mammoths frozen ten centuries ago are also exploited as they are released sporadically from the Arctic ice cap.
	daphne.palomar.edu /ddozier/course_notes/regions/arctic_files/carved_ivory_bow.htm (84 words)

	Alaska Corporate gifts, alaskan knives, jade & ivory carvings, pens & ulu knives.
		Our hand crafted pen is fashioned from shed walrus ivory found along the rugged coastal shores of Alaska.
		walrus pens are unique, unlike any other pen in the world a very unique gift for any occasion.
		Alaskan walrus (shed) ivory carved Alaskan Bear, baleen inlay eyes.
	www.alaskaguide.com /akstore/corporate.htm (2440 words)

	Hawaiian Fish Hooks
		The artist uses the finest materials available and hand carves each piece using a variety of materials including fossilized walrus ivory, estate elephant ivory (pre-1975), indigenous Hawaiian woods and rare Tahitian Back Mother of Pearl Shells.
		Below we've given you a sampling of various fishhooks using different materials and varying shapes of fishhooks and included palaoas, whale tails and ulua fish.
		Sorry, but the walrus ivory and elephant ivory pieces may not be shipped outside of the United States.
	www.bigbugga.com /Hawaiian_Fish_Hooks.htm (222 words)

	Boone Trading Company - Ivory and Scrimshaw
		We offer a comprehensive selection of legal raw new and fossil ivory and scrimshaw for collectors and craftspeople.
		Mammoth, elephant, hippo, walrus and wart hog ivory, carvings, genuine scrimshaw, scrimshaw supplies, scrimshaw reproductions, netsuke, inro, Eskimo artifacts, ivory and bonded ivory grips, skulls, bones, horns, pearl shell, old trade beads, a huge book selection, curios and weird stuff.
		Besides an aesthetic value there is the prospect of a solid long term investment as many of these products become unobtainable (the fossil ivories, artifacts and trade beads, to name a few).
	www.boonetrading.com (261 words)

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