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<p>[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 4309056, member: 63"]Hi All,</p><p>these were in a bag, I can tell ivory on the elephant and Buddha, the others I'm not sure. The green piece is not ivory<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>do you think the bear, seal, walrus and baby seal piece are Inuit?</p><p>any information appreciated</p><p>thanks for looking<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]350216[/ATTACH] </p><p>#1 is marked ivory, but I'm not seeing any lines on the pieces, they are polished to a high gloss (don't know if that makes a difference or not). I thought the base piece would be antler</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]350217[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]350218[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]350219[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>#2 polar bear and walrus, no lines on them, looking at them underneath, it looks kind of yellow and spongy (if that makes sense) - would this be ivory? </p><p>also, the seal looks to be signed on the base, I can't make any letters out</p><p>[ATTACH=full]350220[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]350221[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]350222[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>#3 the seal has the same yellow/spongy underneath at the polar bear and walrus, but I think I can see lines on it, very hard to say for sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]350223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]350224[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cxgirl, post: 4309056, member: 63"]Hi All, these were in a bag, I can tell ivory on the elephant and Buddha, the others I'm not sure. The green piece is not ivory:) do you think the bear, seal, walrus and baby seal piece are Inuit? any information appreciated thanks for looking:) [ATTACH=full]350216[/ATTACH] #1 is marked ivory, but I'm not seeing any lines on the pieces, they are polished to a high gloss (don't know if that makes a difference or not). I thought the base piece would be antler [ATTACH=full]350217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]350218[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]350219[/ATTACH] #2 polar bear and walrus, no lines on them, looking at them underneath, it looks kind of yellow and spongy (if that makes sense) - would this be ivory? also, the seal looks to be signed on the base, I can't make any letters out [ATTACH=full]350220[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]350221[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]350222[/ATTACH] #3 the seal has the same yellow/spongy underneath at the polar bear and walrus, but I think I can see lines on it, very hard to say for sure. [ATTACH=full]350223[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]350224[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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