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“From which it was carved”: Medieval Ivories and the Residue of Violence

December 2, 2013 By Guest Blogger 5 Comments

“From which it was carved”: Medieval Ivories and the Residue of Violence

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.

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