A terrible message:
More and more elephants, no longer teething!
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According to the British "Independent", due to the over-hunting of poachers, more and more African elephants have no teeth since birth, and the genes of elephants are quietly changing.
Cambodian customs seized ivory Source: Visual China
Since ancient times, ivory has been regarded as a treasure by people with its solid and fine, lustrous jade texture and rarity, and the various ornaments carved with this material are exquisite and favored.
Qing Ivory carving Fu Shou Bao Xiang Flower Set Eleven-story Ball Source: Guangdong Provincial Museum
But because of people's curiosity, the smugglers' desire for money is promoted, and tens of thousands of elephants are hunted every year to obtain ivory.
Elephants, a loyal and intelligent species, are disappearing into the world at a speed unimaginable.
Don't buy ivory products! Stay away from bloody jewelry texts to play!
Of course, if you really like the texture of ivory, it is not impossible to achieve.
Have you ever heard of "ivory fruit"?
Ivory fruit
Alternative to ivory: environmentally friendly plant ivory
Ivory fruit is a tree fruit that resembles a coconut tree near the equator in South America.
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Its fruit skin is rough, before it is immature, the fruit is liquid, after ripening, it gradually hardens, because of its moderate hardness, soft luster, fine texture, and tusks, so the local people also call it "plant ivory".
Ivory fruit
The size of this fruit, between 3-7 centimeters, usually takes about 15 years to bear fruit, 8 years to fully mature, and then dried in the sun for three or four months before it can be completely dried and turned into a hard substance like ivory.
Ivory nuts
Although it has a long growth cycle, because it is the fruit of a plant, it can be further processed and carved without cutting down the vegetation when it is taken, so the ivory fruit has not only become a sustainable and inexpensive natural material, but also named as a substitute for ivory.
Left: Ivory carving Right: Ivory fruit carving
Ivory fruit in the play
Around the 19th century, merchants from Germany introduced this treasure material to the European market and were made into various ornaments or crafts such as buttons and chess pieces by craftsmen, and since then, ivory fruit materials have become popular.
"Ecuador's Jewel – Ivory Fruit" fashion fair
Of course, this ivory-like material is also loved by literary enthusiasts.
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Craftsmen have found that ivory fruit not only has the same natural texture as ivory, but also has a bud hole with a growing shape on it, which is very suitable for carving and disc playing.
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These ivory fruit carvings, with rich themes and different styles, will show a pale yellow color after playing for a period of time, which is very similar to ivory carvings.
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Eco-friendly and luxurious ivory fruit jewelry
In addition to the ivory fruit that can be seen in the play, this sustainable and environmentally friendly material is also favored by jewelry designers who love nature.
Jewelry designer Alexandra Mor from New York is one of them.
Alexandra Mor
Alexandra Mor, an environmentalist, has been looking for a way to combine branding with sustainability.
The texture and appearance of ivory, which resembles ivory and can be used as a substitute for ivory, successfully attracted the attention of Alexandra Mor.
In 2017, to celebrate the brand's seventh anniversary, Alexandra Mor partnered with goldsmith masters from Bali to launch tagua Seeds, the first jewelry collection featuring ivory fruit.
The collection includes earrings, rings, necklaces, bracelets and more, alexandra Mor's innovative combination of ivory fruit and wood, pearls and other materials, and embellished with diamonds, gold and more.
Delicate metal lines, exquisite carving craftsmanship, and the mixing and matching of different materials present a retro and elegant noble atmosphere, and the style is unique.
Alexandra Mor hopes to show that ivory, the alternative to ivory, the ivory fruit, can also present a luxurious texture like ivory.
Of course, in addition to the mix and match of ivory fruit with wood and pearls, the following match with opal is also amazing.
Works by Sylva & Cie
Designed by Sylva & Cie, the swallow-shaped ivory fruit is surrounded by a circle of small carat diamonds, and the opal swallow in the middle is very colorful.
The pair of earrings designed by KC Sukamt are inlaid with ivory fruit, emerald, onyx and diamonds, and the white and rounded ivory fruit with noble and atmospheric emeralds is not inferior at all, showing a luxurious retro atmosphere.
Tagua Halo ivory fruit pendant
Tagua Halo's ivory fruit, diamond and gold pendant is equally brilliant and luxurious.
Mr J said:
Although ivory fruit has appeared in major fields as early as the 19th century, to this day, this environmentally friendly and luxurious material still does not shake the status of elephants, and tens of thousands of elephants are hunted every year.
The fundamental reason for this lies in people's desire for rarity and curiosity.
Without buying and selling, there is no killing, and the tusks are most suitable for elephants.
From another point of view, ivory fruit, a sustainable alternative that is very similar to ivory, also has an unusual beauty
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