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What are mammoth tusks used for?

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What are mammoth tusks used for?
Mammoths did not use their tusks to eat, but instead used them to dig for food, rub bark from the trees and to fight one another for territory. Now, the wooly mammal’s tusk is used for décor as a conversation piece. On 1stDibs, find a selection of authentic mammoth tusks from some of the world’s top sellers.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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14K Gold and Fossilized Mammoth Tusk Man in the Moon Charm
Located in Venice, CA
This beautifully carved fossilized mammoth tusk pendant depicts a peaceful man in the moon, with
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold

14K Gold Fossilized Mammoth Tusk Fertility Idol Pendant
Located in Venice, CA
of fossilized mammoth tusk; it is not sourced from an endangered species, but is instead a fossil
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold

Fossil Woolly Mammoth Tusk on Custom Walnut Stand
Located in Tucson, AZ
Transporting the viewer to the majestic Ice Age, this Mammuthus primigenius (Woolly Mammoth) tusk
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2010s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stainless Steel

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Located in London, GB
miniature sat within a seed pearl bezel, the hand carved figure is made from silver and mammoth tusk, she
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

Fossil Ice Age Woolly Mammoth Jaw on Custom Walnut Base, Pleistocene
Located in Tucson, AZ
belonged to a woolly mammoth, the iconic Ice Age mammal known for dense fur and large tusks. Woolly
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2010s Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Stainless Steel

Giorgio Cattano Mammut Post Modern bench for Cleto Munari, Italy limited edition
By Cleto Munari
Located in Skokie, IL
consists of exaggerated, fluid curves that suggest the animalistic shapes of the mammoth's body and tusks
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Benches

Materials

Steel

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