Narwhal Tusk Ivory Pendant perfect specimen (crack free) cross cut slice of a narwhal tusk was obtained in the mid 1900’s, this beautiful slice is nearly 2 1/2"  diameter and tapered from .20" thick at the top to .275" thick at the bottom and is polished on all sides.  Reveals the tusk interior, the thick outer layer of cementum and the unique to narwhal ivory white ring separating the interior primary dentine with growth rings.  Comes with both a 24" white satin cord and a 24" deep blue satin cord necklace.  Search as you may, this is the only one you will find.  This slice is from a narwhal tusk that was imported before the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act and is exempt from its regulations.

Came from a tusk that was imported from Pond Inlet Nunivat Canada in the 1960’s by the J. L. Houston Company of Seattle.  Narwhals are still hunted in strictly limited numbers for food  by the indigenous people. We hand made this pendant from stock we acquired from the Houston Company in 2013 before they closed their doors forever.  When our stock is gone there will be no more, narwhal can no longer be imported into the U.S. (since 1972).

Narwhals, the mysterious unicorns of the sea, live in the Arctic Ocean and grow to about 18' (not including the tusk). The males grow an elongated tooth that spirals out clockwise to form a tusk reaching 9' in length. This ivory tusk has been attributed with the creation of the unicorn legends. The tusks have a small hollow that runs nearly the full length, the ivory has no grain or core like elephant, mammoth or walrus but looks more like sperm whale ivory with a pencil sized hollow. Narwhals have been a protected species since 1972 and importation is prohibited. We have a selection of old tusks for sale that were imported in the mid-1900s and are legal to sell in the U.S.  (check your states ivory laws) These are extremely rare if you can find one. Now is your opportunity to own the rarest, most mysterious, unique and beautiful of the ivories.