Beijing (CNN)When Li Chunke started carving ivory in 1964, the number of elephants in Africa was still on the rise. Demand for ivory in China was practically non-existent and tusks could be bought ...

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, ...

Ivory-carving artist Li Chunke works on a Gautama Buddha statue in his Beijing workshop on Dec. 10. Li has carved ivory since 1964, when he was 15.

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 ...

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At the world’s largest ivory-carving factory in Beijing, China – pictured here – more than 40 full-time artisans sculpt about 750 kilograms of elephant ivory each year.

Filipino master ivory carver Marcial Bernales transforms an elephant tusk into the head and hands of the Madonna. His first love is carving wood, but ivory has a special draw.

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 ...

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) ...