The shaft was white elephant ivory, not velvet-covered metal.
In Myanmar, demand for elephant ivory for making tourist items is higher than ever before.
There is a ban on the importation of elephant ivory, sir.
However poaching for elephant ivory and meat are taking their toll in the park area.
Many of the works incorporate elephant ivory, bone, hair or hide.
And I have my doubts as to whether it's elephant ivory.
Vegetable ivory is named for its resemblance to elephant ivory.
There has been little controversy in the decision to ban trade in Asian elephant ivory.
As stocks of elephant ivory owned by manufacturers around the world are used up, substitutes must be found.
Around 1260, at the start of the Gothic period, elephant ivory began to reach Europe again, and the industry greatly increased.