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<p>[QUOTE="Kathy Anderson, post: 897834, member: 10843"]Am guessing horn; the parallel striations are typical of horn - unless you can brightly look into each perforation and see cross-hatching. Then, it'd be elephant ivory. Walrus ivory has parallel striations to those of horn, but is not translucent between the striations. If there's cross-hatching, they should be fairly weighty?</p><p>Clean with a soft, gentle soap, then rub with baby oil. (AK 30 years where we'd see it all, plus have friends in federal Wildlife....can't sell elephant ivory unless you have vintage/antique documentation, but I bet you knew that, huh.) :^)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy Anderson, post: 897834, member: 10843"]Am guessing horn; the parallel striations are typical of horn - unless you can brightly look into each perforation and see cross-hatching. Then, it'd be elephant ivory. Walrus ivory has parallel striations to those of horn, but is not translucent between the striations. If there's cross-hatching, they should be fairly weighty? Clean with a soft, gentle soap, then rub with baby oil. (AK 30 years where we'd see it all, plus have friends in federal Wildlife....can't sell elephant ivory unless you have vintage/antique documentation, but I bet you knew that, huh.) :^)[/QUOTE]
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