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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 66926, member: 111&quot;]LLace - not sure why any of the bans you reference have anything to do with whether or not this piece is ivory, it is, as clearly shown in the picture of the base - I&#039;ve held a number of these in my hand over the years, and they were all ivory.&nbsp; It was carved in India, so really the only applicable bans concerning the original carving would be theirs - these were popular souvenirs from at least the mid 20th century, and this one may be pre-Convention, though not necessarily, and there&#039;s certainly no way to document it.&nbsp; Ivory was commonly imported and sold here in the states, with little regulation, into the late &#039;80s (prior to the 1989 CITES Convention), and trade continues, with increasing regulation, into this century.</p><p><br /></p><p>The OP asked if this piece could be sold on eBay, and it is against their regulations, though ivory continues to be sold there anyway.&nbsp; Perhaps someone who specializes in national and international trade law might have clear insight, but wading into the various regulations concerning endangered and threatened species goods, which differ even from state to state here in the U.S., reveals a quagmire of varying and often conflicting specifics.&nbsp; You do your cause a disservice with the histrionic spouting of incorrect information and unfounded attacks on those with differing opinions - might consider taking a bit of time to research, basic information concerning trade in ivory can be found on the USFWS site:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.fws.gov/international/travel-and-trade/ivory-ban-questions-and-answers.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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