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- no because its not common in the world today.
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What did the vikings use ivory for?
they used ivory for boxes and caskets today we use ivory for piano keys
What did egypts neighbors trade with Egypt?
Salt, gold, ivory. Salt was very important in the ancient world not like today.
What did kush trade with its neighbor Egypt?
Salt, gold, ivory. Salt was very important in the ancient world not like today.
Why is ivory used?
Ivory used to make people lots of things!
What is current price of ivory per ounce?
150 USD
When was the last time ivory coast won the world cup?
The Ivory Coast has never won the World Cup.
What do people make with ivory?
People using Ivory For thousands of Years in Ivory As raw material for many things - it's just had been found a Mammoth Ivory flute before 35,000 years ago. Ivory is a strong material & as well it's very good material to carved on. With the evolution Ivory become one of the most popular material to carve on as well as very expansive. Artist carved on ivory all over the world including Europe, Asia & Africa of-course. Ivory was always prestige & expansive material so people start to kill elephants only to acheive their Ivory Tusks. Therefore in 1974 with world wide treaty - It's illegal to kill elephants for their tusk & all the trade in Elephants Ivory Tusk was forbidden. The act was created in order to protect the Elephant population that start decreasing dramaticly because of the high demand for Ivory tusk - espcially in the east. Today it's illegal to trade in elephant Ivory what so ever unless it is older than 40. As well Mammoth ivory is Legal ivory & today a lot of people that likes Ivory Carving - buying Mammoth Ivory carving & Mammoth ivory netsukes & that way they still can buy legal ivory that they like to collect but they don't encouraging any elephants pouching. If you like to see some beautiful legal Mammoth ivory Carving you can visit this collection at: http://www.ivoryandart.com/servlet/the-Mammoth-Ivory/Categories as well you can see Mammoth Ivory Netsukes(1-2 inch Ivory sculptures that was very popular in japan at the 17th century & today they are highly collectible items) at http://www.ivoryandart.com/servlet/the-Netsuke/Categories
How many tomatoes are used today world wide?
about 130,681,426 tons of tomatoes are used today in world wide
How much of the world WAS covered in forest compared to today?
compared to today, the world used to have 50% more forests compared to today, the world used to have 50% more forests
Where did Ivory Coast get its name from?
people used to trade ivory along the coast
What is the substance that forms an elephants tusk?
Ivory is the commonly used name for the substance of an elephant tusk.
Is ivory a collective noun?
No, the noun 'ivory' is not a collective noun.A collective noun is a noun used to group people and things in a descriptive way; for example, a bundle of ivory or a display of ivory.
