Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I recently acquired this piece of what I was told a wooly mammoth tusk. It weighs about 4 pounds and is about 10” long by 5” wide. I just thought I would post it on TFF to get some feed back. I was told it is originally from Alaska but can’t be sure. I would welcome any information related to this unique piece. Thanks Cliff Dweller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Looks like a piece to Me, but would like to see the end (schreger lines) to be sure. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 Here is the end of the tusk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I do not see any schreger lines, but maybe that is just the picture. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 It looks to have some kind of brown preservative paint on it. There are like tree rings under brown coating. Wonder if I should try to maybe clean a little section with some acetone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Look at it under magnification to see if they are visible. @Ptychodus04, what do You think about cleaning this piece? Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 What would be the best cleaner to get this brown coating off it. Any ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 @ynot thanks for the tag. @Calvert Cliff Dweller, do a sample test of acetone. Brush it on a small inconspicuous area and see if it removes the coating. If it doesn’t, try denatured alcohol. If nothing really works, it may be really old white glue. If that’s the case, it will take some more drastic preparation to clean it off. 3 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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