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 Q3165-Hand carved boxwood netsuke-- detailed figurine  US $21.99
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 Q3166-Hand carved boxwood netsuke-- detailed figurine US $21.99
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Alaska is famous for its trade in Mammoth Ivory trade along with the whale and walrus tusks. From scrimshaws to small and large carved tusks, artists want everything that they can lay their hands on. Wooly Mammoths fossils can be found on private estates which are available for sale as it is legal all over the world.Most of the mammoths died in the cold regions of the tundra which encompasses arctic, Alaska and Siberia. Jewelry, curios, beads, souvenirs and decorative items are quite a favorite with people all around the world.
As the whole species is extinct, there are no laws restricting the sale of ivory. Woolly mammoths died more than 10,000 years ago just at the end of the last Ice age due to climatic change and over hunting by the Early Man. They died leaving the beautiful tusks for man to treasure long after their ancestors hunted them. There are a lot of figurines crafted by Early Human which have been found all over the world. The warm weather and melted snow brings out the carcasses in Alaska which are taken away by the traders of this material. The global ban on ivory has made this a sought after commodity internationally.
There are many artists who engrave ivory as a means of hobby and earn a livelihood through it. Scrimshaw artists, bead makers, fossil collectors, sculptors are always willing to buy different shapes and sizes of tusks and tooth.
Huge tusks weighing more than 60 kg are known to be much in demand by both the customers and the artists. Exorbitantly priced tusks are bought by private collectors and museums. However, Alaska has the biggest cache of mammoth ivory fossils in USA. Shifting rivers, melted snow, digging on private estate and eroding coats bring up the fossils that generally look like driftwood.
Mammoth tusks are also used by researchers and scholars to know about the life and habitation of Mammoths eons ago. The story of our past is buried with the mammoths and to know about the life of the Early Humans, the history of the mammoths is also intertwined. Buying a piece of this material is an experience of a lifetime, as each piece is handcrafted with care by an artist who has extensive experience doing it. You don't even have to go out to look for one but can actually buy it sitting right at home. Just search online and pick your desired figurine. It will come to you safe and sound and delivered right at your door!
Could you ask for anything better?
Anita Satin Choudhary writes for Ivory and Art Gallery. Browse the gallery for unique collection of artifacts ranging from Mammoth Ivory to Judaica and Japanese Netsuke.
Mammoth Ivory Art - A Continuing Trend
Imagine the world when Woolly Mammoths roamed the Earth, free and wild. They had extremely long tusks, which sometimes reached 16 feet and there have been archaeological evidence of artifacts being carved out of their ivory. Museums in many places around the world have mammoth Ivory carvings done by people 10,000 - 20,000 years ago.
There are designers and sculptors who carve this extremely precious material, found only in the Arctic regions and Siberian wild, frozen areas where the fossil remains of Wooly mammoths are found?
Well, now even you can own a piece of mammoth ivory piece of art!
Surprised, do not be because mammoth ivory is legal all over the world and there are master carvers, who specialize in doing very intricate sculpting still. Mammoth ivory is legal as the ivory comes from an extinct animal which existed more than 10, 000 - 40,000 years ago. Thus, it is expensive but not unaffordable and it is similar to owning a piece of history!
How would anyone differentiate between Elephant ivory and Mammoth ivory to know, if the product that you are buying is legal or not? Although elephant ivory and mammoth ivory looks the same to a layman, there are differences which are visible under ultra violet light. Mammoth ivory has deposits of iron phosphate and appears to be purplish under this light source. The cross sections of both the ivory are at different angles and specialists can make out the difference.
There are many kinds of sculptures available at different prices suiting all tastes and the best way to find one that you like, is by searching online stores from all around the world. Although there may be curio or artifact shop that sell this rare commodity around your place.
The source of all mammoth ivory is Arctic regions, where the mammoths got buried eons ago. Suppliers need to first find a mammoth skeleton and procure ivory from there. There are many designers who take pride in creating exquisite work whether in the form of sculpture, curios, jewelry or even mammoth ivory netsukes.
Inlay work with this eco friendly ivory is also done in wood, silver and other precious materials as artists design and carve to produce beautiful artifacts and accessories. Ivory can retain its luster and is now considered the best alternative to elephant ivory with enhancement in its color over time with polish.
You can be absolutely sure that this is going to be one of your good money investments, not only in the field of art but as a financial investment as well. The mammoth ivory tusk prices are raising everyday because of the rareness of the tusks. Today is much harder to find thus tusks and therefore the prices are climbing up. I bought before one year ago small figurine that coast me tow thousands us dollars and today I can easily sell it for three thousand five hundreds us dollars.
When you will start to build for yourself a collection remember that you are buying a limited edition product - it's rarer than oil & gold.
About the Author
Anita Satin Choudhary writes for Ivory and Art Gallery. Browse the gallery for unique collection of artifacts ranging from
Mammoth ivory
to
Mammoth Ivory Figurines
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Can you tell real Ivory when you see it?
I have some Netsuke Figurines, that I think are made of Ivory, but recently some people have told me that they think they are just Plastic. Do you know how to tell the difference? Respond to my add and I can email you a picture of them and maybe that can help. I was interested in selling my figurines, but I dont know what they are worth. Can you help me out with this?
Hi. According to this article: http://ezinearticles.com/?How-Do-You-Tell-Fake-Ivory-From-Real&id=1025288, it can be hard to tell the difference from looking. But the article describes what sounds like a simple "hot needle" test that you can do to determine if it is plastic (or resin) or real ivory.
If they do test as real ivory, I'm afraid I have no idea what they are worth. Maybe you can find some similar ones on sale online? I've also heard people mention this site where you pay a small fee and supposedly an expert tells you what your item is worth: http://www.wiw2u.com/. But I don't know how reputable they are.
Good luck to you.
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