Ivory carving was a starting point for businesses in the souvenir industry and plastics processing.
en.wikipedia.org All of these were based on reindeer herding, with the addition of sea mammal hunting and walrus ivory carving in the coastal areas.
en.wikipedia.org Archeological evidence, such as cave paintings and ivory carvings, suggest that humans hunted ice age elephants and used them as a source of raw materials.
news.discovery.com Artifacts include ivory carvings, parkas, jackets made of seal, wolf, and bear skins, a yo-yo-type children's toy, and an anchor made from a whalebone.
en.wikipedia.org It has been practiced by a variety of world cultures, sometimes as a cheaper, and recently a legal, substitute for ivory carving.
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