- Ivory - Wikipedia
Ivory is a main product that is seen in abundance and was used for trading in Harappan civilization Finished ivory products that were seen in Harappan sites include kohl sticks, pins, awls, hooks, toggles, combs, game pieces, dice, inlay and other personal ornaments
- Ivory | Definition, Uses, Trade, Products, Color, Facts | Britannica
Ivory is a very durable material that is not easily damaged or destroyed; it will not burn and is very little affected by immersion in water Ivory is similar to a hardwood in some of its properties It is quite dense, it polishes beautifully, and it is easily worked with woodworking tools
- Ivory: Meanings, Properties, Facts, and More - The Gem Library
Ivory is a hard, white material derived from the tusks and teeth of elephants It has been used for centuries to create jewelry and other works of art, as well as religious artifacts, musical instruments, and even weapons African elephant ivory is particularly prized, due to its unique coloration
- Ivory: Significance and Protection - National Museum of African Art
Ivory is the hard, white material from the tusks and teeth of elephants, hippopotami, walruses, warthogs, sperm whales and narwhals, as well as now extinct mammoths and mastodons This resource focuses specifically on elephant ivory, which is the most popular and highly valued of all ivories
- What Is Ivory? Your Questions Answered and Facts | IFAW
Elephants are the animal most known for their ivory, but other animals like the walrus, hippopotamus, narwhal, sperm whale, and warthog also have tusks or teeth that are made up of a similar chemical structure
- IVORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
IVORY definition: 1 the hard yellowish-white substance that forms the tusks of some animals such as elephants, used… Learn more
- Ivory - Types,Formation,Sources,Properties,Value
The word ivory originated with the Latin "eboreus", and came to us through the old French "yvoire " The term ivory may be confined to the material that comprises the tusk of the elephant, although similar materials produced by several other animals are usually considered ivory as well
- Ivory - New World Encyclopedia
Ivory is the hard, smooth, substance, composed primarily of dentin, that constitutes the tusks, or upper incisors, of elephants (family Elephantidae), including the extinct mammoths (genus Mammuthus), as well as the elephant-like mastodons (family Mammutidae, order Proboscidea)
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