Material ID help.
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Larry_Mott
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Material ID help.
Can someone tell me from what animal the crooked tusk/tooth is from? The flat (actually slightly curved) piece is mammoth tusk. Salt 2 for size reference. They're from my late uncle's estate and i don't remember him telling me what the crooked tusk was/is..
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rangefinder
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Re: Material ID help.
This is just a guess, but it looks like a small hippo tusk. It's got the right shape and flattened section at the end.
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Larry_Mott
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Re: Material ID help.
I have gotten educated guesses suggesting the same elsewhere. Also got info that the Chinese piece is in fact ox shin pieced together to imitatte an elephant tusk in shape, and it is vintage, not antique.rangefinder wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:21 pmThis is just a guess, but it looks like a small hippo tusk. It's got the right shape and flattened section at the end.
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OldHoosier62
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Re: Material ID help.
My thought also.rangefinder wrote: ↑Sat Aug 08, 2020 12:21 pmThis is just a guess, but it looks like a small hippo tusk. It's got the right shape and flattened section at the end.