The diagnostic schreger lines cross-hatching of elephant ivory are most visible on cross sections, or at least curved areas, of the original tusk....
I don't see any evidence of Schreger lines. Here's some pictures of what you should see if the fan was made of ivory....
As in my reply to Aquitaine, the holes are very shallow and just part of the design. I am no expert in this, but it does feel to me like stone...
I would lean toward tagua nut. If it is elephant ivory, schreger lines should be visible on the bottom/cross section. But the photo is not clear...
Great question. I just bought what I believe is a Tagua nut carving the other day. It would be my first tagua piece. I was googling others and...
I'm not seeing an schreger lines. Do tagua nuts come that big?
A very nice lot.:) Textbook Schreger!:woot::woot: Looks like it could be Art Deco, which means pre-1947. Nice genuine wear on the inside too.
...with the characteristic grain of ivory. We're looking for this (Schreger lines): [ATTACH] Or this: [ATTACH] As for the marks, looks like...
OK, thanks, I think!!! Guess I never realized that…..:happy:
Schreger lines are the ones that look like crosshatching. You only see them on pieces cut in cross section. The leaves were sliced going the...
Not the best to try to enlarge, but sure looks like there could be schreger lines in that little notepad.... [ATTACH]
...with the cracks visible on the back, but I cannot see any schreger lines in your photos. I would look at the bottom of the feet, where there...
Me too.
You can see very faint schreger lines in the second photo, just below the lower head.:)
I do not see any schreger lines. Have you tried a black light test?
Very informative!
I can only add that the walrus ivory works are more than likely American Eskimo from Alaska. The green....likely jade !
thank-you all_fakes, that is great information:)
...ivory. I've found that smaller Inuit ivory pieces often don't show any hint of Schreger lines; but with experience, they are pretty easy to ID.
Looks like ivory to me. The schreger lines are more difficult to see because the carving is oriented along the length of the tusk, and the carved...
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