Madurese Ivory Kris Hilt with Winged Horse Design
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An ivory Madurese Krishilt, Madura, Indonesia, 19th century. 8.7 cm high, including stand 14 cm high. The design of this intricately carved ivory hit is known as the donoriko, characterised by a massive upper section, the so-called head, which is rounded and bent forward, with two protruberances at the sides that look like ears. This rare hilt is carved with the legendary winged horse Jaran Semberani,also known as Kuda Panoleh, which was the emblem of the Madurese Sultan of Sumenep and only members of the royal household could have this mythological horse on their kris hilts.
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- Ivory - Ivory is a hard white material that comes from the tusks of elephants, mammoth, walrus and boar, or from the teeth of hippopotamus and whales. The ivory from the African elephant is the most prized source of ivory. Although the mammoth is extinct, tusks are still being unearthed in Russia and offered for sale.
Ivory has been used since the earliest times as a material for sculpture of small items, both in Europe and the east, principally China and Japan.
In Asia ivory has been carved for netsuke, seals, okimono, card cases, fan supports, animals and other figures and even as carved tusks.
In the last 200 years in Europe ivory has been used to carve figures, for elaborate tankards, snuff boxes, cane handles, embroidery and sewing accessories, in jewellery and as inlay on furniture. Its more practical uses include being used for billiard balls, buttons, and a veneers on the top of piano keys.
The use and trade of elephant ivory have become controversial because they have contributed to Due to the decline in elephant populations because of the trade in ivory, the Asian elephant was placed on Appendix One of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), in 1975, and in January 1990, the African elephant was similarly listed. Under Appendix One, international trade in Asian or African elephant ivory between member countries is forbidden. Unlike trade in elephant tusks, trade in mammoth tusks is legal.
Since the invention of plastics, there have been many attempts to create an artificial ivory
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