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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 291563, member: 55&quot;]Sounds likely, for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/walrus_bobcat_a-jpg.93748/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/walrus_bobcat_a-jpg.93748/"><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/data/attachments/93/93816-4a44c33a6e17479a66428696275c1c74.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks; the first photo clearly shows the granular texture found in the core of walrus tusk; often described as &quot;oatmeal-like.&quot;</p><p>This texture is a diagnostic for identifying walrus tusk cross-sections, which you&#039;ll often find being used as bases for Alaskan carvings.&nbsp;&nbsp; A pretty rare material for imports, due to various laws....though the Indonesians have in the past purchased Alaskan marine ivory illegally, shipped it to Indonesia for carving, then shipped it back to Alaska for sale as &quot;Native carvings.&quot;&nbsp; It would be hard to believe, if it hadn&#039;t been documented by the US Fish &amp; Game - resulting in prosecution.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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