Carved Tiger Pair with Ebony Inlay and Bone Teeth

A pair of tigers carved in hardwood and inlaid in ebony, with…
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A pair of tigers carved in hardwood and inlaid in ebony, with glass eyes and open snarling mouths, East new Britian, Papua New Guinea, teeth in bone, made for Chinese market, raised on attached stands carved with tropical leaves, height 25 cm, length 26 cm

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  • Ebony - Ebony is a close grained timber, black in colour. It has a fine texture which can be polished to a high gloss, making it suitable for venereering, inlay and stringing and its use as solid timber is resticted to small decorative items and ornamental decoration, such as chess pieces and musical instrument parts. The term "ebonised" means "faux ebony", timber that has been darkened during the polishing process to resemble ebony.

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