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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4411137, member: 8267"]I would lean toward tagua nut. If it is elephant ivory, schreger lines should be visible on the bottom/cross section. But the photo is not clear enough to see. The chip at his feet might also be instructive, but again, the photo is too blurry. It appears to be a relatively soft, and well worn material, as if someone carried him around in a pocket. Not a netsuke, though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4411137, member: 8267"]I would lean toward tagua nut. If it is elephant ivory, schreger lines should be visible on the bottom/cross section. But the photo is not clear enough to see. The chip at his feet might also be instructive, but again, the photo is too blurry. It appears to be a relatively soft, and well worn material, as if someone carried him around in a pocket. Not a netsuke, though.[/QUOTE]
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