{"product_id":"bone-sea-turtle-carved-in-walrus-tusk-35mm-long","title":"Bone, Walrus Tusk, Carved Sea Turtle, 35mm Long","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeautiful sea turtle carved in walrus tusk collected in Alaska and taken to Indonesia to be turned into art by master carvers who were out of work because trading ivory had been banned. The detail on the bottom of the piece is just as fine as on the top, but it has no hole or bail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWorking in and selling walrus tusks is completely legal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI bought this piece and several others in the early 1990s from a character who had worked on the Alaska Pipeline where he'd discovered the material, then vacationed in Indonesia where he discovered the carvers, put the two together and made a small business of it for a few years, then disappeared on his next adventure. The old guys who did the carving are long gone by now and this level of technical skill, experience and creativity is harder than ever to find. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI hope these pieces will find good homes. Each one is unique.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47421947969845,"sku":"ORB-171","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/ORB-171.jpg?v=1700013203","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/bone-sea-turtle-carved-in-walrus-tusk-35mm-long","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}