Vegetable ivory, or tagua, is a sustainable and eco-friendly material obtained from the seeds of specific palm trees in the ...

A tiny head carved from mammoth ivory looks back at us from the Stone Age. This sculpture, discovered at the archaeological ...

Portuguese Macau and Goa produced beautifully crafted Christian pieces that still reflect the Asian artistic identity. Both ...

The Victoria & Albert Museum, also known as the V&A, recently raised the $2.6 million (£2 million) needed to acquire and save a 12th-century walrus ivory carving after a temporary export ban last ...

This story appears in the October 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. IN JANUARY 2012 A HUNDRED RAIDERS ON HORSEBACK CHARGED OUT OF CHAD INTO CAMEROON’S BOUBA NDJIDAH NATIONAL PARK ...

An Example of Ivory Substi... Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Bone carvings (and other ivory ...

Uncover the world's oldest surviving personal portrait, a 26,000-year-old mammoth ivory carving from Dolní Věstonice, Czech ...

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The creatures are hunted and killed for their ivory which is often used in decorative carvings. The government plans to extend the Ivory Act 2018 to include them. People found to be breaking the ...