What is Ivory?

Ivory didn't just come from Elephant tusks. In this video, Fr. Joseph Bragotti talks about different kinds of ivory and its importance in African art. He also describes some of the pieces on display in our Mission Museum.
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[@RWLXXII]

That was a great line to end the video with

[@galacticsurferyt7574]

Thanks! I was curious this helped me!

[@philipbay1548]

2:51 those words are beautiful. Shoot them with a camera, not with a gun.

[@ishansajjad7894]

ok i no

[@Eco-pu2zs]

Couldn't they have just taken the tusk without killing the elephants?

[@MAXNICHOLSON-un4bx]

Sadly, No☹😔😭. They have to take off the whole head to get the tusks.