OLD VINTAGE ELEPHANTS HAND CARVED Description THESE MOTHER AND CHILD ELEPHANTS WERE BROUGHT BACK FROM AFRICA IN 1930 . THEY ARE CREAM COLORED AND WERE HAND CARVED IN AFRICA. THE MOTHER ELEPHANT WEIGHS 8.82 LBS. AND THE CALF WEIGHS 1.27 LBS..  I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE MADE OF , BUT ARE SOLID AND HEAVY. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO ME THAT THESE ARE IVORY.  THE TEST DONE WITH A HOT PIN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT REVEALED A POSSITIVE TEST FOR IVORY.  I HAD PURCHASED THEM IN AN OLD COUNTRY ANTIQUE STORE SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND THE STORE OWNER GAVE ME THE A LITTLE INFORMATION OF THE GENTLEMAN THAT HAD BROUGHT THEM BACK SO MANY YEARS AGO FROM AN AFRICAN VILLIAGE.  HE CAME BACK IN THE EARLY SPRING OF 1930, SO THINK THESE WERE CARVED SOMETIME IN 1929.  THESE ELEPHANTS ARE IN PERFECT CONDITION AND HAVE BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF.   IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW.

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