Title: Canadian Ivory - Walrus, Narwhal, Mammoth and Elephant Tusk for Sale
Headings: Canadian Ivory Inc.
Canadian Ivory Inc.
Walrus and Narwhal Tusks
Index - Material For Sale
What we offer for sale
We Buy Ivory Tusks – Estate purchases
Walrus Tusks - Odobenus rosmarus
Walrus Skulls
Walrus Oosik
Walrus Teeth
Narwhal Tusk - Monodon monoceros
Muskox Horns - Ovibos moschatus
Whale Baleen - Bowhead whale - Balaena mysticetus
Sperm Whale Teeth - Physeter macrocephallus
Mammoth Tusk
Mammoth Slabs
Pre-ban Elephant Tusk
Ivory Art
Working with Ivory
Regulations
Ordering these Materials
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Content: The tusk is a beautiful spiral of varying tones of white. Narwhal tusks occur on males – rarely on females. Very rarely there are double tusks on one male. The narwhal tusk consists of an outer cementum layer and one inside dentine layer. Inside the dentine is a pulp cavity that extends down most of the length of the tusk, narrowing in diameter and finally disappearing towards the tip of the tusk. Other than tusks, the narwhal has no other teeth. Through history the narwhal tusk has been associated with the unicorn and has been associated with mystical properties. It was said for example in Viking days that a cup made from the tusk of a narwhal would save the owner from poisoning by his enemies. There is much speculation on the purpose of narwhal tusks in nature. Suggestions have been made including mate attraction, communication and determining water temperature and maybe salinity.