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    Posted 7 years ago

    Manikin
    (62 items)

    Woolly mammoths are extinct relatives of today’s elephants. They lived during the last ice age, and they may have died off when the weather became warmer and their food supply changed. Humans may also be partly responsible for their disappearance due to hunting. Although the word “mammoth” has come to mean “huge,” woolly mammoths were probably about the size of African elephants

    Their tusks that have been found are only legal ivory to be sold today

    This piece actually curves into a semi circle . These were acquired from a Art Gallery closing in New York about 20 years ago

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    Comments

    1. Master Master, 7 years ago
      Absolutely amazing piece
    2. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you Master for stopping and leaving such a nice comment :-)
    3. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you all ! Much appreciated
      vetraio50
      LovelyPat
      aura
      Efesgirl
      sklo42
    4. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 7 years ago
      Obviously it belongs to Mani, almost as beautiful and wonderful as she is. We all appreciate special things and the same should go for special people. Our dance is coming Mani.
    5. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 7 years ago
      Like a nice spring day yesterday and overnight now about 6 inches of snow, what a turnaround. Another prize for your collection. Recently a tv news about cloning a mammoth. Gorgeous piece Mani. xoxo
    6. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      fhr keep those dancing feet working :-) and I think of you often and how you danced with your beloved wife . Glad to see you but you would know that ! And our dance will be with the angels someday .
    7. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 7 years ago
      I will be there waiting sweetie. The man sang, The last Waltz Lasts Forever. Until then we can try to tune these youngsters up on here.
    8. kyratango kyratango, 7 years ago
      Wonderful piece, Mani!
      You have an amazing woolly mammoth carvings collection!
      XOXO
    9. Rick55 Rick55, 7 years ago
      Another Beauty Mani! What I love about your collection, is that each and every one has its own flavor - be it the style of carving, the shape or subject matter. On this one, besides the beautiful carving, I love the tree bark effect which makes it appear as if it was carved out of a tree branch.
    10. Roycroftbooksfromme1, 7 years ago
      Just lovely... '=)
    11. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Many thanks kyratango, and I appreciate the nice comment :-) Keep your great posts and finds coming I always love seeing what you find :-)
    12. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you so much Roy Oh roy ! Always glad to see your smiling face !!
    13. Mrstyndall Mrstyndall, 7 years ago
      Was watching Expedition unknown last night about mammoth ivory and thought about your pieces :)
    14. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Mrstyndall did they give any good information about them ? :-) I always like to learn something
    15. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you Rick and what a kind remark :-) Always so nice to see you and I appreciate your comment . I agree it looks like a tree to me too :-)
    16. Mrstyndall Mrstyndall, 7 years ago
      Manikin, not a whole lot, but was quite a dangerous expedition to extract the pieces. They were trying to extract DNA from some of the pieces. It was interesting
    17. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thanks Mrstyndall :-) I don't think anyone has a for sure reason they vanished lots of speculation on it .
    18. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you Rick55 for nice comment and much appreciated :-)

      Thank you petey always nice to see you stop by :-)
    19. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Many thanks swampdogg and nice to see you joined us on CW :-)

      ho2cultcha Thanks for stopping always nice to see you :-)

    20. Wandlessfairy Wandlessfairy, 7 years ago
      Stunning
    21. Karenoke Karenoke, 7 years ago
      Amazing!
    22. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you so much Wandlessfairy and Karenoke . I appreciate you stopping and leaving such a nice comment :-)
    23. vintagelamp vintagelamp, 7 years ago
      Beautiful!
    24. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you vintagelamp I appreciate you stopping and leaving such a nice comment :-)
    25. BadPenny BadPenny, 7 years ago
      Oh this is so beautiful! The way they have honored this long since gone creature... immortalized, perhaps, just as their own depiction.
    26. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you so much BadPenny for stopping and leaving such a nice comment :-)
    27. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Many thanks pickrknows so nice to see you drop by :-)
    28. Vintagefran Vintagefran, 7 years ago
      How interesting. Great purchase, I imagine Mammoth ivory doesn't come up for sale very often
    29. Manikin Manikin, 7 years ago
      Thank you Vintagefran these were purchased in around 1980's in NYC I am not sure where you get these fantastic carvings anymore , These were in a art gallery that was closing . Many thanks for stopping :-)

      Thomas sorry I missed you had stopped by and I sure
      appreciate your support on CW
    30. apostata apostata, 2 months ago
      The Sanxing (Chinese: ??; lit. 'Three Stars') are the gods of the three celestial bodies considered essential in Chinese astrology and mythology: Jupiter, Ursa Major, and Canopus. Fu, Lu, and Shou (traditional Chinese: ???; simplified Chinese: ???; pinyin: Fú Lù Shòu; Cantonese Yale: F?k Luhk Sauh), or Cai, Zi and Shou (???) are also the embodiments of Fortune (Fu), presiding over the planet Jupiter, Prosperity (Lu), presiding over Mizar, and Longevity (Shou), presiding over Canopus. They have emerged from Chinese folk religion. Their iconic representation as three, old, bearded, wise men dates back to the Ming dynasty,[1] when the gods of the three stars were represented in human form for the first time. They are sometimes identified with other deities of the Chinese religion or of Taoism.

      The term is commonly used in Chinese culture to denote the three attributes of a good life. Statues of these three gods are found on the facades of folk religion's temples and ancestral shrines, in nearly every Chinese home and many Chinese-owned shops on small altars with a glass of water, an orange or other auspicious offerings, especially during Chinese New Year. Traditionally, they are arranged right to left (so Shou is on the left of the viewer, Lu in the middle, and Fu on the far right), just as Chinese characters are traditionally written from right to left.

      The three gods, their stars and their attributes probably

      nice styling , Futou (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??/??; also pronounced and written as putou),

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