Ivory Kakatua Question...

Michael Blalock · 11th July 2006, 05:04 PM

Elephant ivory has a grain with Schreger lines. See the attached link.
www.lab.fws.gov/Ivory/elephant.html
http://www.lab.fws.gov/Ivory/prelim.html

kino · 11th July 2006, 11:37 PM

C'mon and post a photo of the whole thing.

Spunjer · 12th July 2006, 05:37 AM

thanks for the link, michael.
reason i brought this up is because i was thinking perhaps the ivory was from a seacow, after reading a somewhat recent thread, due to its hue. but i guess the consensus is it's elephant. nothing wrong with that, now i know. kinda wonder tho; when the artisan carved this pommel, did he had it in his mind that it's gonna turn golden yellow? was this or the other prematurely aged then to get this hue? either way, me think it's pretty....

Spunjer · 12th July 2006, 05:41 AM

per kino's request...

Andrew · 12th July 2006, 05:59 AM

Wow. That's gorgeous.

Rick · 12th July 2006, 02:10 PM

A 21 ; that's major mojo there Spunger !
Love the center panel !

BluErf · 12th July 2006, 02:15 PM

Hey, beautiful blade and ivory kakatua! The 'beak' of the pommel matches the tall daun spike on one side of the sheath.

Is this kris Mindanao or Sulu, or something else? The sheath almost looks like a Malay keris sheath.

11th July 2006, 05:04 PM	#1
Michael Blalock Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: dc Posts: 271	Elephant ivory has a grain with Schreger lines. See the attached link. www.lab.fws.gov/Ivory/elephant.html http://www.lab.fws.gov/Ivory/prelim.html Last edited by Michael Blalock; 11th July 2006 at 05:45 PM.

12th July 2006, 05:41 AM	#4
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	per kino's request... Attached Images

11th July 2006, 11:37 PM	#2
kino Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,018	C'mon and post a photo of the whole thing.

12th July 2006, 05:37 AM	#3
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	thanks for the link, michael. reason i brought this up is because i was thinking perhaps the ivory was from a seacow, after reading a somewhat recent thread, due to its hue. but i guess the consensus is it's elephant. nothing wrong with that, now i know. kinda wonder tho; when the artisan carved this pommel, did he had it in his mind that it's gonna turn golden yellow? was this or the other prematurely aged then to get this hue? either way, me think it's pretty....

12th July 2006, 05:59 AM	#5
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Wow. That's gorgeous.

12th July 2006, 02:10 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	A 21 ; that's major mojo there Spunger ! Love the center panel !

12th July 2006, 02:15 PM	#7
BluErf Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,180	Hey, beautiful blade and ivory kakatua! The 'beak' of the pommel matches the tall daun spike on one side of the sheath. Is this kris Mindanao or Sulu, or something else? The sheath almost looks like a Malay keris sheath.