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[GIO]

Originally Posted by Paul B.

The brown deteriorated colour is a good age sign or is the conclusion to easy as a wrangka could also be made of an old piece of ivory but recently carved ?

I think that the brown stripe has nothing to do with age. It was certainly already present in the exterior layer of ivory when the poor elephant was still alive.

[Rick]

I wonder if the carvers are using Mastodon ivory at all these days.