Is it Ivory or Bone? (I’ll show you how to tell) by David Harper 

Thank you. A man at the Senior Center gave me a beaded necklace and bracelet. He didn't say anything about it except that it would look nice with my white shirt. Now I know that it is Ivory ❤🕊

they look similar if you don't know the difference, but now we know, thanks, to you. nearly all the old cutlery, on sale says it has bone handle, when it is 99-9% celluloid, even old stuff.why they say some thing like that, I do not know.

Useful information thank you.....more please.❤

nearly 10 years ago my parents took me and my sister to thailand, and we went to an elephant sanctuary where u can ride them and things.I got given a necklace with a carved elephant on it, and i basically wore that thing for 7 years straight. i doubted that it was real ivory since it was given to me by an old man that i met, but after watching this I'm starting to suspect that it is real ivory, except it's much more yellow. I just hope that the elephant that it was taken from was already passed.

Great information for Ivory and none and now we understand the different between Bone and Ivory anyway thanks for all

Thanks so much, Sir... Great video for me.... I just learned the real difference clearly and I can memorize easily to differentiate between Ivory and Bone😊😮👍😊🙏🤗

Thank you, David! Now to tell the difference between ivory and plastic! I tried the hot pin, it did not melt. But the area was very hard to do as its a thin box and would be visible. Wish there was another way.

Very uselful video, thank you

Great instructional video of a subject that confuses many, thanks David.

Really enjoy these instructional videos, David. This one was a giveaway though because of the curve in the elephant's tusk ... I suspected right away.

Very nice video. Thanks 👍 I love Ivory!

Why didn't you show the Schreger lines on the elephant ivory? I would insist on seeing them before determining if that tusk is elephant ivory. To be honest, without a look at the end to see the lines, that tusk looks pretty suspect of being a polymer fake for various reasons. Temperature and weight would be indicators. Since it's the bottom of the tusk, you'd also get a good sense of whether it's ivory by the texture inside the cavity, as well as the smell. They are able to fake Schreger lines with polymer, too, so, as a last resort you can light a match and see if the material burns or melts. These days, since elephant ivory is banned, the more important question would be, is it elephant or mammoth, as people with stockpiles of elephant can disguise it as mammoth through coloration and accelerating ageing techniques. The way to tell the difference between elephant and mammoth is the angle made by the crossing of the Schreger lines. Elephant has a very wide angle around 115 degrees, while the angle of the cross-hatching of the lines of mammoth are inside of 90 degrees.

Nice one Dave 👌

Great vid. Thanks David

Best way to tell is by what is called Schreger lines, it is lines that cross hatch, also ivory is usually heavier and also cold to the cheek. Cheers

Asian ivory tends to have a pinkish tint that is absent in African ivory. In addition, the cross hatching grain marks (Schreger angles) in Asian ivory have sharper peaks, but are not as pronounced as those in African ivory and tend to zigzag. Both are illegal. Narwal tusks are ivory - absolutely illegal. Walrus tusks are illegal in most states. What remains legal is Vegetable Ivory from Tagua nuts. The male elephants with the large tusks, are poached and killed for ivory. There is no way to harvest the ivory without killing or maiming the elephant. This is an elephant incisor tooth and there is a nerve running down each tooth, so it would be like sawing off a good tooth in your mouth and the incredible pain from that. Makes it hard for the elephant to eat and live. You can harvest ivory from dead elephants but who is to tell whether poached or not. I think we can all agree that ivory is not worth having and that the magnificent elephant should not be reduced to a trinket on your shelf.

Gert introduction thanks

Thank You!

I would be confused , I know about the CITES agreement but I don't think I could tell the difference until you just showed

A 6'4 man with at least a dozen face tattoos gave me a ring made of bone with rats and a skull on it. He pulled it from his dreadlocks and im not sure what quest ive accidentally started but its not going well

Thank you for this video also what are the legal differences?

I have a carved, "the last supper" which is an off white, with a little yellow and brown, I can't figure out what it's carved from. This video, didn't apply to me, and the piece is 10 x 14, probably not ivory, unless it comes in larger sizes than I think. Is there someone I can email to ask? David, do you check your old videos for new messages?

How much does that tusk cost ballpark? Where can you find such items?

I look for spiral striations on a medial plane or cut.

I have something from this ivory and from the Roman era, how much is it

You forgot to add faux. How to tell the different between faux & real ivory.

Hi I got something that ment to be ivory stamps on it

What it is really yellow

Hi there if I send you a photo of my ivory, can you tell if it is real?

You make the bone sound disgusting, lol. I see a lot of those bone boxes in Canada and Australia, also bone inlay in jewellery, mostly from India I think. Is there any way to determine bone or ivory “species”, so to speak, i.e., type of animal? Thanks David

hi david im not sure if i have ivory or if it is fake or imitation is there away i can send you pictures t know

David do you see much bleached bone in the UK? We see items here. I don't know if it's done to deceive or not?

The box is camel bone and u can easily tell bc its made of many pieces not one.

Is the ivory for sale ?

Just by Visual or Physical Examination it can't be determined whether it is Ivory or Bone! Advanced Technologies of Artificially Treatment can do wonders deceptively.

Is there any further test than looking for black marks❓❓❓❓

Actually, waht we need is with piano keys.

Bone is porous is the word you're looking for. Ivory is not. It is one solid piece

hi david... iwant to know mine is ivory or bone.....can i send the pictures in ur mail..please clarify me ..............and please send your mail in reply

I can make ivory it’s easy but it takes a long time, you can turn deer antlers into ivory it’s a simple but long process and it takes heat and mineralization and moisture.