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Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals | SKU: P1100080

Absolutely amazing Ivory carving of the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals.
This is 3D carving & you can actually see how the master carver drilled into this Mammoth Ivory Tusk In order to get the best result for each animal.
All the 12 zodiac animals are hand carved perfectly on the Mammoth Ivory Tusk: Rat, Ox, Rabbit , Dragon , Tiger , Snake , Horse , Sheep , Monkey , Rooster , Pig & Dog All combined perfectly on this tusk, look at the dragon face & his legs. The tails of the dragon starts at one edge & ends almost at the other edge of the tusk. Look at the Rooster that standing on the Ox back.

Read all about the Chinese Zodiac at our education center.

This hand carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk is Hand carved by Master Carver to perfection.

This Mammoth ivory tusk Carving is made of 100% genuine Mammoth Ivory Tusk. The extinct woolly Mammoth roamed the earth before 10,000-40,000 years ago. Today we can found Mammoth ivory tusk in the arctic regions like Siberia in Russia.

Mammoth ivory TUSKS are absolutely legal worldwide.

You can read more about Mammoth Ivory in our education Center.


Measurements with wood stand:
Height with wood stand: 7.5' In, 19 Cm .
Width with wood stand: 18.5' In, 47 Cm .
Length with wood stand: 3.9' In, 10Cm .

Measurements:
In Centimeters:
Width: 40.0 Cm, Height: 11.0 Cm , Length: 7.0 Cm
In Inches:
Width: 16 In, Height: 4 In , Length: 3 In


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Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals
Carved Mammoth Ivory Tusk - 12 Chinese Zodiac Animals

 

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