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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2721646, member: 2844&quot;][USER=4654]@808 raver[/USER] , your ivory looks bleached, which is something Indians did to emphasize the purity of the material and the contrast with the decorations.</p><p>Indian elephant ivory has the same characteristics as African elephant ivory. The Schreger lines are best seen on rounded areas, which your boxes don&#039;t have anyway.</p><p>Absence of visual Schreger lines does not mean an item is not ivory, but presence of Schreger lines means it is.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>My antique tribal Rajasthani ivory bracelet, made of Indian elephant tusk, not bleached. It has &#039;regular&#039; ivory lines, Schreger lines, and cracks, and some old orangey henna stains.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]276065[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]276067[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Back of a ca 1800 Japanese manju netsuke, the ivory is most likely Indian, not bleached. Schreger lines on the rounded sides:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]276068[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Detail of a 16th-17th century Madurese Tumenggunan (regent&#039;s) keris hilt, Javan elephant ivory. The Javan elephant is thought to have been the same species as the Indian elephant.</p><p>Difficult to see, but there are Schreger lines on the side of the head of the hilt:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]276069[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I had this photo on file, apologies for the (lack of) quality.</p><p>Note to self, take new, better photos of the ivory Tumenggunan.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":writer:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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