Raw tusks are not Bernales’s only medium—the heads of some of his saints began as billiard balls. Filipinos generally display two types of ivory santos: either solid carvings or images whose ...

2, 2011 Tusk or Bone? 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 ...

Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday​ in a news statement.

The sculpture is based on a walrus tusk scrimshaw held in the museum’s collections – an intricate art form traditionally practiced by sailors on bone or ivory during long sea voyages.

The tusks are exported and smuggled into Asia, where they are turned into carved ornamental ivories.