Category:Ivory

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English: Ivory is a term for dentine, which constitutes the bulk of the teeth and tusks of animals, when used as a material for art or manufacturing. It has been important since ancient times for making a range of items, from ivory carvings to false teeth, fans, dominoes, joint tubes, piano keys and billiard balls. Elephant ivory has been the most important source, but ivory from many species including the hippopotamus, walrus, pig, mammoth, sperm whale, and narwhal has been used. The word ultimately derives from the Ancient Egyptian âb, âbu "elephant", through the Latin ebor- or ebur.

The article Ivory on Wikipedia projects: (en) Ivory ·
(de) Elfenbein · (fr) Ivoire · (nl) Ivoor · +/−

Subcategories

This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total.

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[+] Ivory objects‎ (16 C, 16 F)

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[+] Ivory carving‎ (3 C, 8 F)

A

[+] African export ivory‎ (1 C, 6 F)
[+] Ancient Near East ivory‎ (3 C)
[+] Asian ivory‎ (5 C, 21 F)

C

[+] Chryselephantine sculptures‎ (2 C, 2 F)

D

[×] Deutsches Elfenbeinmuseum Erbach‎ (3 F)

E

[+] Elephant tusks‎ (2 C, 24 F)
[×] Etruscan ivory‎ (5 F)

I

[×] Imitation ivory‎ (3 F)

I cont.

[×] Islamic ivory‎ (38 F)

N

[+] Narwhal ivory‎ (1 C, 9 F)

P

[+] Paintings on ivory‎ (1 C, 68 F)

W

[+] Walrus ivory‎ (1 C, 23 F)

Pages in category "Ivory"

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Ivory

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Selection of ivory carvings

Media in category "Ivory"

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