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IVORY & ORIENTAL CARVINGS
Ivory is the dense, hard, creamy white
substance that forms the tusks of mammals, though the term is
also used for other similar materials. For centuries it has been
highly valued by craftsmen and patrons alike for use in religious
and secular objects.
The main source of ivory is elephant tusks
from North Africa and India. The tusks of the Atlantic walrus
and whalebone from the Finner whale have been popular in western
and northern Europe since the 10th century. Animal bones were
used by the Embriachi workshop in northern Italy during the 15th
century.
The structure of ivory varies from one
species of animal to another. Elephant tusks grow outward in successive
layers and have a conical interior cavity (the 'pulp cavity').
This extends into a very small nerve running the length of the
tusk. African ivory tusks can grow as long as two meters. Come
explore the diverse collection of rare Oriental Carvings and Small
Netsuke's at Joseph Lynn Décor Gallery.
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Father and Children.
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Rooster Boat with Seven Immortals.
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Oriental Hand Carved Intricate Emperor and Empress.
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Happy Buddha with Longevity Buddha
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Oriental Hand Carved Intricate Fishermen.
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Oriental Hand Carved Tusk with Intricate Detailed Pagodas and
Villages.
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Quan-Yen Poly Chromed with Vegetable
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Tusk with Intricate Carved Stampede of
Elephants. |
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Wood Carver Man. |
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Mandolin Player with Two Immortal Gods. |
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Oriental Hand Carved Polychrome Tusk with Dancing Happy Buddha.
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Emperor and Guardsman Crossing Bridge.
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Oriental Hand Carved Intricate Ivory Twelve Zodiacs. |
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Oriental Hand Carved Ivory Fishermen on Rosewood Base. |
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