Okay, I guess they're not endangered

[dianeduane]

But only because it's too late for us to endanger mammoths much.

Fossilized mammoth ivory scrimshawed bracelets, $800 each.

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[heliona.livejournal.com]

They're a tad over the top, aren't they? Tacky is a word that springs to mind, which is quite sad. I've seen proper scrimshaw and they look a lot nicer than that. Seems to me a waste of ivory, although why it can't be left in the ground is beyond me.

[were-gopher.livejournal.com]

Tacky is being generous IMO but then the name of the site says it all really. More money than brains.

[heliona.livejournal.com]

This is true: Fashionista! I mean, really! How long did they take to think that up?! I bet they were really chuffed with themselves as well. *g*

[uitlander]

However, buying and selling mammoth ivory and other fossils encourages the trade in fossils. This in turn leads to the vandalism and destruction of archaeological and palaeontological sites - which is why I tend to get quite angry when people show me fossils they have bought.

[palmetto.livejournal.com]

My dad is an archaeologist, and I--yeah, there weren't really words for the incandescence of the anger I feel towards the people who do this.

[cornfields.livejournal.com]

Looking at those makes me a bit sad, too. :P

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

That's not scrimshaw.

Or rather, it's "scrimshaw" only by virtue of it being engraving on an ivory base, which I'm sure is the only reason they get away with calling it that. Real scrimshaw looks like this (http://www.antiquesofthesea.com/aos_images/scrimshaw/0883_scrim_cachalot.jpg) or this (http://woodstogoods.com/ecommerce/images/scrimshaw_mermaid.jpg), or even this (http://www.scrimshaw-by-faustina.com/).

Poseurs.

[conductrixvitae.livejournal.com]

Is it bad that seeing the words "fossilised mammoth" immediately transported me to a Jennings story in particular a talking book version read by Stephen Fry where he says those very words in the voice of a triumphant 10 year old?

Hmmm i think i need some help.

Oh and they do look a bit clunky, don't they? Not the most elegant of wrist-wear I'm thinking.