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The following text regarding Elk Ivory was written and added by Gerard Kindt who has been making Elk Ivory Jewelry for the past 290 years at Teton Art gallery, jackson Hole Wyoming. Elk, cervus canadensis, are the only native north american land barren animal with ivory tusks.
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Eye miniatures or Lovers' eyes were Georgian miniatures, normally watercolour on ivory, depicting the eye or eyes of a spouse, loved one or child. These were usually commissioned for sentimental reasons and were often worn as bracelets, brooches, pendants or rings with richly decorated frames, serving the same emotional need as lockets hiding portraits or locks of hair.
North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1999: 170-171. ISBN 0-8109-3689-5. Haley, James L. Apaches: a history and culture portrait. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997. ISBN 978-0-8061-2978-5. Karasik, Carol. The Turquoise Trail: Native American Jewelry and Culture of the ...
[10] [11] Elk also have two ivory teeth, which are believed to be the remnants of tusks from their ancestors. [12] The national and international trade in natural ivory of threatened species such as African and Asian elephants is illegal. [13] The word ivory ultimately derives from the ancient Egyptian âb, âbu ('elephant'), through the Latin ...
The Hare with Amber Eyes netsuke, by Masatoshi, Osaka, c. 1880, signed.Ivory, amber buffalo horn. A netsuke (根付, ) is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan.
Typically Roman men wore less jewelry than their female counterparts. Finger rings and fibulae were the most common forms of jewelry worn by men, but they would also sometimes wear pendants. Roman men, unlike Greek men, wore multiple rings at once. [8] Golden rings were reserved for men of senatorial rank. [10]
1400–1500: During the Renaissance it was fashionable for men to wear a number of chains, plaques, and pendants around their necks, and by the end of the 15th century the wealthiest men would wear great, shoulder covering collars inlaid with gems. [4] Women typically wore simpler pieces, such as gold chains, or strung beads or pearls. [11]