Mammoth ivory
Mammoths
were always significantly in the art of humans. At ancient times, Cave men realistically
draw them on the walls of their caves. The Mammoths we know today are those
mammoth that were trapped in ice crevasses. Covered over, frozen, and their
bodies were remarkably well preserved for almost 30,000 years.
Mammoth ivory has been found in Europe, North America and Asia since the end of the
last ice age. The wooly mammoth roamed across the land bridge between Siberia
and Alaska during the ice age when parts of Alaska and the Yukon in Canada were
free of ice.
In
earlier times, mammoth ivory hunters were concentrated in the northern part of
European Russia, but over the centuries the area where it can be found easily
has gradually moved north and east, following the Arctic Circle.
Any
tusks that can be restored are brought back to their original form. Other
pieces are polished and sold to collectors and artists around the world. The
majority of pieces of mammoth ivory are sold as they are great for display.
Some pieces are good for scrimshaw, carving, knife and gun handles or even pool
cues. There are many grades of
mammoth ivory: From small chips all the way up to large tusks.
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