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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 289647, member: 5833&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5">Because of the extreme curvature, I agree the material is the tusk of some variety of wild hog.&nbsp; This gives an idea of the varying shapes &amp; sizes of tusks from hogs docile enough to be farmed:</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"><a href="http://sugarmtnfarm.com/products/tusks/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://sugarmtnfarm.com/products/tusks/" rel="nofollow">http://sugarmtnfarm.com/products/tusks/</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5">No doubt there are fully wild species of tuskers with some truly fearsome dentition.&nbsp; The crocodilian has been carved preserving the shape of the material.&nbsp; Think elephant &amp; marine mammal can be ruled out.</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5">You write that your great aunt traveled Asia in the 50s.&nbsp; Seems reasonable that she would not have brought home mementos only from Japan, even if they all wound up in the same box.&nbsp; And since it was, after all, the 50s, there is no need to assume that the country of origin of the tusk is the same country where the carving was done.&nbsp; East Asia&#039;s desire for carved ivory is nothing new.&nbsp; Would expect that tusks&nbsp; from animals other than elephants also found their way to the workshops of China &amp; environs, for making fakes or bargain knockoffs.&nbsp; If domestic supply was not sufficient for demand, surely more could be imported.&nbsp; Chinese wild boar in photos that came up in a quick search mostly seem to have had orthodontia, with this amusing exception:</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.earthweek.com/online/ew071109/ew071109g.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.earthweek.com/online/ew071109/ew071109g.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.earthweek.com/online/ew071109/ew071109g.html</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5">The Chinese alligator does not seem to be a good match for this one.&nbsp; You might find the right profile on this site:</font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk/animals/chinese-alligator/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk/animals/chinese-alligator/" rel="nofollow">https://www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk/animals/chinese-alligator/</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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