Please help me identify and date?

Battara · 26th May 2011, 11:23 PM

I think the ivory ones are made for weddings and the bone ones for tourists.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

rasjid · 27th May 2011, 08:32 AM

As far as I know within my boundary, real ivory is still available on the market (with the price tag). It doesn't mean that bones one are for tourist, its just cheaper.

The Sumatran Ivory very dense and hard to carve also not available in the market (difficult) but African elephant ivory is still around but in limited quantity. Some "ivory look" made from white fibre also around, just make sure you pay the right price. I saw from the exhibition recently the Bali carving already using this type of material (jewelry).

rasjid

A. G. Maisey · 27th May 2011, 09:29 AM

I think all the ivory I've seen in Indonesia over the last 25 years or so has come from the eastern islands.

Tusks used to form part of the bride price in (I think) Sumba, and these tusks have been the source of the ivory used in Bali and Jawa. I haven't seen any new ivory.There is plenty of this old stuff around, and it is not difficult to buy, but as Rasjid says, it is very, very expensive. Horribly so.

26th May 2011, 11:23 PM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,310	I think the ivory ones are made for weddings and the bone ones for tourists. Someone please correct me if I am wrong.

27th May 2011, 08:32 AM	#2
rasjid Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jakarta - Indonesia Posts: 114	As far as I know within my boundary, real ivory is still available on the market (with the price tag). It doesn't mean that bones one are for tourist, its just cheaper. The Sumatran Ivory very dense and hard to carve also not available in the market (difficult) but African elephant ivory is still around but in limited quantity. Some "ivory look" made from white fibre also around, just make sure you pay the right price. I saw from the exhibition recently the Bali carving already using this type of material (jewelry). rasjid

27th May 2011, 09:29 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7,048	I think all the ivory I've seen in Indonesia over the last 25 years or so has come from the eastern islands. Tusks used to form part of the bride price in (I think) Sumba, and these tusks have been the source of the ivory used in Bali and Jawa. I haven't seen any new ivory.There is plenty of this old stuff around, and it is not difficult to buy, but as Rasjid says, it is very, very expensive. Horribly so.