ivory carving
Engraved tusk art
Ivory carving is the art of shaping elephant tusks or other animal ivory into decorative objects, figurines, or ornamental pieces.
The practice dates back millennia across many cultures.
International bans on ivory trade have made new ivory carving controversial and largely illegal, though antique pieces remain collectible: The museum displayed ivory carvings from medieval Japan.
- netsukeJapanese sash ornament
- CITES regulationsEndangered species trade laws
- chiselingCutting with edged tool
- fine grainSmall, closely packed particles
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
miniature sculpture · Japanese art · hand tools · chryselephantine · religious iconography · figurines · intricate detail · polishing · museum collections · antique dealers · wildlife protection laws · sanding · sculpture · African · trade · bone · precious · white gold
- Asian Sculptureseated Buddha, standing Buddha, garden Buddha, Bodhisattva, guardian lion
- South Asian artHindu art, Buddhist art, miniature painting, thangka, bronze casting
- Benin Kingdombronze plaques, bronze casting, brass plaques, coral beads, royal regalia
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- AlaskaFairbanks, Juneau, Denali, Sitka, Kodiak
- ancient craftspottery, mosaics, weaving, carpentry, blacksmithing
ivory carvingwood carving
Sculpting with timber
stone carving · bone carving · jade carving · plastic molding · glass blowing
ivory carvingclay modeling
Shaping soft earth artistically
pottery · metal casting · 3D printing · welding · mosaic work