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Message:: [QUOTE="Norm, post: 2585231, member: 16225"]Ok i got this carving from an estate sale and i love the detail but i can't verify what it was made of.  Ive never owned ivory but it seems to have a lot of the characteristics of ivory.  There are places on the carving that have broke off and it seems like on the tail piece that the substance is very porous.  The face has some parts broken off but the breaks seem to be very solid.  I took a hot pin and tried pushing it through the tail part and it did not pierce the [ATTACH=full]270917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]270922[/ATTACH] object.  I don't have a black light or i would test it for fluorescent properties.  But i will say that its a very hollow bone like sound when you tap it.  I know that pictures can't tell you everything but if anyone has any help please let me know.  Thank you and God Bless.[/QUOTE]