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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 345623, member: 301"]well the bilikins are northern....but where did the Zuni get walrus...anything ????</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oh No!</p><p>Think again....</p><p><b>Ivory</b> is a hard, white material from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusk" rel="nofollow">tusks</a> (traditionally elephants') and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth" rel="nofollow">teeth</a> of animals, that can be used in art or manufacturing. It consists mainly of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentine" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentine" rel="nofollow">dentine</a> (inorganic formula Ca10(PO4)6(CO3)·H2O)), one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals is the same, regardless of the species of origin. The trade in certain teeth and tusks other than elephant is well established and widespread; therefore</p><p>,****** "ivory" can correctly be used to describe any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which are large enough to be carved or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrimshaw" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrimshaw" rel="nofollow">scrimshawed</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a>******** </p><p>It has been valued since ancient times for making a range of items, from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_carving" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_carving" rel="nofollow">ivory carvings</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_teeth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_teeth" rel="nofollow">false teeth</a>, fans, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino" rel="nofollow">dominoes</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a> and joint tubes.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-3" rel="nofollow">[3]</a> Elephant ivory is the most important source, but ivory from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth" rel="nofollow">mammoth</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus" rel="nofollow">walrus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus" rel="nofollow">hippopotamus</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whale" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whale" rel="nofollow">sperm whale</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale" rel="nofollow">killer whale</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal" rel="nofollow">narwhal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wart_hog" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wart_hog" rel="nofollow">wart hog</a> are used as well.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-Espinoza1991-4" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-Espinoza1991-4" rel="nofollow">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-5" rel="nofollow">[5]</a> Elk also have two ivory teeth, which are believed to be the remnants of tusks from their ancestors.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-6" rel="nofollow">[6]</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 345623, member: 301"]well the bilikins are northern....but where did the Zuni get walrus...anything ???? Oh No! Think again.... [B]Ivory[/B] is a hard, white material from the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusk']tusks[/URL] (traditionally elephants') and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth']teeth[/URL] of animals, that can be used in art or manufacturing. It consists mainly of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentine']dentine[/URL] (inorganic formula Ca10(PO4)6(CO3)·H2O)), one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks of mammals is the same, regardless of the species of origin. The trade in certain teeth and tusks other than elephant is well established and widespread; therefore ,****** "ivory" can correctly be used to describe any mammalian teeth or tusks of commercial interest which are large enough to be carved or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrimshaw']scrimshawed[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-1'][1][/URL]******** It has been valued since ancient times for making a range of items, from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_carving']ivory carvings[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_teeth']false teeth[/URL], fans, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino']dominoes[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] and joint tubes.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] Elephant ivory is the most important source, but ivory from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth']mammoth[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus']walrus[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus']hippopotamus[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_whale']sperm whale[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whale']killer whale[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal']narwhal[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wart_hog']wart hog[/URL] are used as well.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-Espinoza1991-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-5'][5][/URL] Elk also have two ivory teeth, which are believed to be the remnants of tusks from their ancestors.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory#cite_note-6'][6][/URL][/QUOTE]
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