{"product_id":"fossil-walrus-juvenile-ivory-tusk-01","title":"Fossil Walrus Beached Washed Young Adult Ivory Tusk (01) - Sold 5.19.26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\"Fossil\" Walrus Beached Washed young adult Ivory Tusk\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  - Solid tusk measuring approximately 2 1\/2 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e by 3\/4\" thickness\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat base and 11 1\/4” long .\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis ancient ivory is unique, and becoming increasingly scarce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e This piece shows its history. Beach tumbled solid and beautiful color.  Very small hollow. Perfect for small knife handles, jewelry, inlays, carving \u003c\/span\u003eor display. The surface is smooth with texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eExcavated on St. Lawrence Island by Eskimo people known as Siberian Yupik. For over 5,000 years the Yupiks had villages along the Bering Sea and fashioned sled runners, net weights, chopping tools and other utensils out of readily available ivory. That ivory became hidden from the world for centuries, when it was discarded in the village middens (dumps) along with tusks and bones of walrus, whales and seals. Only now is that ancient ivory being unearthed, excavated by the descendants of the primitive Yupiks that worked it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIf you are not satisfied with this piece, simply return it \u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eunaltered within 30 days\u003c\/span\u003e and we will cheerfully refund your money, issue a credit or make an exchange, your choice. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eUS sales only!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTo comply with state laws we no longer ship any ivory to New Jersey addresses and no mammoth ivory (only walrus ivory) to New York addresses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor international orders, please see our Mammoth Ivory selection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boone Trading Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33126086082613,"sku":"FWBW-01","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1381\/4973\/files\/IMG_1012.jpg?v=1778805190","url":"https:\/\/www.boonetrading.com\/products\/fossil-walrus-juvenile-ivory-tusk-01","provider":"Boone Trading Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}