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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 616516, member: 55"]I'd believe Mark London on this. They are walrus, not otters. Otters don't have tusks, short or otherwise.</p><p>I'm not an ivory expert, but I've seen and own enough ivory walrus and otters to recognize these as walrus, and native-made, not sailor-made.</p><p> No opinion on original use, but I suspect repurposed and not originally a pen-holder.</p><p>It certainly is a cool piece![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 616516, member: 55"]I'd believe Mark London on this. They are walrus, not otters. Otters don't have tusks, short or otherwise. I'm not an ivory expert, but I've seen and own enough ivory walrus and otters to recognize these as walrus, and native-made, not sailor-made. No opinion on original use, but I suspect repurposed and not originally a pen-holder. It certainly is a cool piece![/QUOTE]
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