Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant
Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant
Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant
Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant
Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant
Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant
Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant
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 Song Bird Perched on Cherry Blossom Branch Pendant

Hand carved from fossil mammoth tusk

Pendant hangs from 18" silver chain

Carving is 9mm across, 15mm tall and 4mm thick

Fossil mammoth tusk is a magnificent medium to work with for many reasons.  The material itself is very dense so it takes detail well.  Mammoth tusk also has a specific grain, which is quite beautiful and differentiates it from other illegal ivory sources.  The colouring is also an interesting aspect to work into a design.  I like to use the surface of the tusk (called the "bark", much like a tree) as it offers a good contrast to the ivory underneath.  The colour variation is endless, depending on what minerals and tannins the tusk was next to in the ground. The main reason that I like to carve from Mammoth tusk is that it has a certain mystique.  Early North Americans used the whole woolly mammoth. I like to think that 10,000 to 60,000 years ago, a hunter fed his family with the meat of the mammoth and now I use its tusk to "feed" my family.

 Please note that fossil mammoth is restricted in the following states:  CA, DC, HI, IL, NV, NH, NJ, and NY.

 

It is also prohibited in India.