In ignoring the history, we ignore an important step in the process by which the tusk assumed its current form—and also deny the real possibility that aspects of the production of ivory could adhere to, or inform, the eventual processed material.
A collaborative of art historians and students of visual culture
In ignoring the history, we ignore an important step in the process by which the tusk assumed its current form—and also deny the real possibility that aspects of the production of ivory could adhere to, or inform, the eventual processed material.