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IMHO, it is not ivory but "duyung" or dugong hilt.
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Forgot to comment earlier: Ivory is a general term and includes other tooth from animals like dugong, walrus, hippotamus, etc.
P.S.: It would be great if you could invite more Indonesian keris collectors to our little warung kopi! We all realize that the language barrier can be a challenge. Every contribution would be valuable and appreciated though!
BTW, are there any good translation services like babelfish that cover English to Bahasa Indonesia or Malay?
Regards,
Kai