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Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Dad & 2 kids resting with 2 horses | SKU: DM316

This is a very high quality mammoth ivory carving netsuke Dad & 2 kids resting with 2 horses.
This netsuke is carved out of genuine pure Mammoth ivory!
Look at the perfect curves and clean workmanship.

This netsuke 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 netsukes are absolutely legal worldwide.

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Measurements:
In Inches:
Width: 1.3 In, Height: 1.8 In , Length: 0.0 In
In Centimetres:
Width: 3 Cm, Height: 5 Cm

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