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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9967521, member: 8267&quot;]Elephant tusks come in all sizes, depending on the age and sex of the animal -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500406[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Resin reproductions are usually flat on the base. Elephant tusks are hollow at the base -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500407[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/resources/pub/E-Ivory-guide.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/resources/pub/E-Ivory-guide.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://cites.org/sites/default/files/eng/resources/pub/E-Ivory-guide.pdf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The surface details of [USER=81222]@Kaiserpoo[/USER]&#039;s piece looks consistent with elephant ivory -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500408[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]500409[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The style of carving looks similar to the Makonde carvings (Tanzania and Mozambique) depicting the &quot;tree of life&quot; - &quot;Ujamaa&quot; -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]500410[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.blackwoodconservation.org/makonde-art/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.blackwoodconservation.org/makonde-art/" rel="nofollow">https://www.blackwoodconservation.org/makonde-art/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Although the Makonde are most noted for their woodcarvings, they have also carved in ivory. It is not uncommon for tusks to have been carved in pairs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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