The Philippine at the Crossroads of the Ivory Trade🏛 National Museum of Anthropology’s collection🤙🏼 (WORTH READING)😁
Ivory or "Garing" in Filipino
Is a hard white material derived from the teeth of animals, particularly from Elephants. Hence, the word ivory comes from the Ancient Egyptians áb or ábu, and the Latin ebor- or ebur, meaning "Elephant".
Other large mammals that possess ivory are the Warthog, Hippopotamus, Sperm Whale, Walrus, and Narwhal. Ivory is mainly composed of dentine, a body tissue similar to bone.
Given its nature, ivory is able to retain its shape for thousands of years, making it an ideal material for carving various objects.
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**Elephant Tusk** *recovered from the* **Lena Shoal** *wreck in* **Busuanga, Palawan in 1997**.
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1. **Physeter macrocephalus**, *Sperm whale teeth (whole)*, **Torrijos, Marinduque**
Physeter macrocephalus, Sperm whale teeth (cross sections), Torrijos, Marinduque
Sus philippensis, Wild pig tusks, Peneblanca, Cagayan
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**Loxodonta africana**, *African elephant tusks from*, **Tanzania Africa**
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**Fragments of fossilized elephant tusks**, *recovered from various municipalities across* **Luzon: Solana Taggat** *in* **Kalinga-Apayao**, *and* **Bolinao** *in* **Pangasinan**.
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Fossilized ivory of a Stegodon, an extinct species of proboscidean (the same family of species as the Elephant and Mammoth), recovered from the Kalinga-Solana area in Cagayan Valley
**SUBSTITUTES FOR IVORY** 1. **Bone** *(DAHLITE, PROTEIN, LIPIDS)* •From the compact bones of domesticated animals. •Very hard •Can be polished but the canals or holes for blood vessels are visible when magnified.
Shell (CALCIUM CARBONATE)
•From the shells of marine mollusks.
•Lighter than bone and Ivory.
•Can be polished to a very smooth surface.Helmeted Hornbill (KERATIN)
•From the casque above the beal of the Helmeted Hornbill (rhinoplax vigil).
•Hollow
•Can be polished to a smooth surface.Vegetable Ivory (CELLULOSE)
•From the Tagua Palm Tree (Phytelephas spp), found in South America.
•Also known as Tagua nut or Ivory nut.
•Shows a grainy, lines surface when viewed under a microscope.
**EXAMPLES OF SUBSTITUTES FOR IVORY:**
- Shell pendant, bracelet and earring
- Bone letter opener with Carabao horn handle
- Bone chopsticks
- Snake bone headdress, Mountain Province
- Cow bone carving
- Bone jewelry box with decorative motifs
- Elephant bone with inscriptions
- Boar tusk armband, Mountain Province
- Bone pendants
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1. Ivory snuff bottle with relief of birds
2. Ivory snuff bottle with reliefs of human figures (front) and deer (back)
3. Ivory snuff bottle with relief of mythical creature
4. Ivory skull pendant
5. Ivory note card holder with note cards
6. Ivory necklace container with engravings of whales
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1. Pendant and chains with elephant motifs
2. Image of seated Chinese female figure
3. Ox pendant
4. Turtle pendant
5. Bead bracelet
6. Image of Chinese male figure
7. Image of Prosperity Buddha
8. Image of seated Chinese male figure
9. Bone pendants
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**The blessed Virgin Mary**
*Bone face; wooden relief*
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**The Holy Family**
*Bone faces; wooden relief*
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•***La Purisima Concepcion***
*(The immaculate conception)*
•La Immaculada Concepcion
(The immaculate concepcion)
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•*Ship onboard with ivory Chinese men*
And that’s all from now my fellow steemians, i hope you all enjoy my post and photos of the collections of the **National Museum of Anthropology** about the *Ivory* here in **Manila, Philippines**
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