They used Bronze Copper Jade and Ivory tools.
iron and steel
Kush sent Gold, Pottery, Iron tools ,ivory tools ,Ivory ,leopard skins ,orchard feathers ,elephants and slaves to Egypt
They hunt it with tools made from bones, wood, or ivory.
they used bones to make most of their tools
gold,pottery,iron tools,slaves,ebony,ivory.
They didn't carve mammoth ivory. In fact, they barely had tools and the ability to create art as you describe. They were hunters and gatherers and were nomadic.
Originally, Ivory as a dentine type material & tough enough to withstand many years of use/abuse, was used for piano keys as well as handles on many tools & utensils. With the invention of plastic material & the need for animal conservation, ivory has become illegal to use.
The easiest way to carve ivory is with a moto-tool fitted with a carving bit, but hand tools that are used for hard wood (such as whittling knives, chisels, saws, drills, scrapers) can also be used. What tools will be best to use will depend on: the type of carving (sculpture in the round, relief, scrimshaw) the hardness of your ivory, the finish you want to achieve (smooth, hand hewn), the purpose of the carving (artistic, decorative, religious, functional).
they traded for iron weopons and tools and ivory and gold and incense
Ivory is the answer
There is real ivory- a natural animal product, such as elephant ivory, walrus ivory, etc, and there is artificial manmade ivory.