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Old 14th January 2019, 11:21 AM   #1
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It is a hornbill ivory carved piece, used as belt buckle of a mandau.
Super patina by the way! Very old
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Old 14th January 2019, 11:30 AM   #2
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Used like this, to buckly up a mandau around the waist...
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Old 14th January 2019, 02:44 PM   #3
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That's fantastic. Thank you both so much for your help. The patination is what did it for me.
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