...of details and the upper area cracks are indication of ivory! Schreger lines aren’t always present on a piece, depending in which orientation...
...thin. It is more yellow/cream than my pictures show. I don't see Schreger lines, so I question whether it is ivory. Velvet is glued to the back...
Yes, in that case it is bone. Phew. My guess is W Africa or DR Congo, but 2manybooks will probably have to correct me.
I don't see any Schreger lines so I'm assuming that it is carved from bone rather than ivory.
Close-ups would help. Clear ones. Schreger lines mean ivory. Blood channels mean bone. If Any suspects bone I"d go with that.
Here are some photographs showing what Schreger lines can look like - sometimes as cross-hatching, sometimes as a sort of watered effect depending...
...it’s very difficult to find any surface large enough to see any schreger marks , I have found an area with some kind of lines though ( at the...
...and in the right orientation, to see the uniquely diagnostic "Schreger" lines. (Schreger lines are subtle, spiraling and intersecting lines,...
Schreger lines only appear in ivory that is cut in cross section from the outer layers of the tusk. If the piece has been cut lengthwise, you...
I think you are referring to Schreger lines. Mammoth ivory on the LEFT, elephant ivory on the RIGHT: [IMG]
I am not able to remove it from the base. It is peg mounted and it would probably do some damage trying. Interesting though there is a gap...
...on the bottom edge. If it is elephant ivory, as Kyra suggests, Schreger lines should be visible there. The detailed carving will make it...
The diagnostic schreger lines cross-hatching of elephant ivory are most visible on cross sections, or at least curved areas, of the original tusk....
I don't see any evidence of Schreger lines. Here's some pictures of what you should see if the fan was made of ivory....
As in my reply to Aquitaine, the holes are very shallow and just part of the design. I am no expert in this, but it does feel to me like stone...
I would lean toward tagua nut. If it is elephant ivory, schreger lines should be visible on the bottom/cross section. But the photo is not clear...
Great question. I just bought what I believe is a Tagua nut carving the other day. It would be my first tagua piece. I was googling others and...
I'm not seeing an schreger lines. Do tagua nuts come that big?
A very nice lot.:) Textbook Schreger!:woot::woot: Looks like it could be Art Deco, which means pre-1947. Nice genuine wear on the inside too.
...with the characteristic grain of ivory. We're looking for this (Schreger lines): [ATTACH] Or this: [ATTACH] As for the marks, looks like...
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