THIS UNUSUAL ORNATE PIECE WAS PURCHASED 25 YEARS AGO AT A “FIRE” AUCTION WHERE A MUSEUM BURNED OUT HERE IN CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS.ABOUT 75% OF THE INVENTORY WAS DESTROYED AND THIS WAS AUCTIONED OFF AS AN “AFRICAN TRIBAL RITUAL TOKEN”. UNFORTUNATELY ALL MOST ALL OF THE RECORDS WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE BUT IN THE AUCTION IT WAS STATED THAT CARBON TESTING HAD BEEN DONE PRIOR TO THE MUSEUM AQUIRING IT. IT WAS STATED TO BE IN EXCESS OF 4-500 YEARS OLD. EVEN THEN I PAID QUITE A HIGH PRICE FOR IT AS I INTENDED TO LEAVE IT TO MY SON UPON MY PASSING BUT HE HAS RECENTLY PASSED WITH AN EARLY DEMISE AND I NOW JUST WANT TO SELL IT. I HAVE SPENT THE PAST 2 WEEKS EMAILING AND SPEAKING ON THE PHONE WITH SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS SPECIALIZING IN THIS AREA AND WAS ADVISED ON A PRICE TO BEGIN WITH. I WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND NATURE OF THE ITEM IT’S ANYONES GUESS WHAT THE ACTUAL WORTH IS BUT I WAS ADVISED TO A BOTTOM LINE AND THAT’S WHERE I WILL START.

THE PIECE MEASURES 3 1/2″ HIGH AND ALMOST 2″ ACROSS AT IT’S WIDEST POINT AND WEIGHS ALMOST 3/4 POUND. PLEASE NOTE THE AGE LINES EXTENDING FROM THE BASE AND ALONG THE SIDES AND THE VERY TOP AS I WAS YOLD THIS WAS THE “TIP” OF THE TUSK AND THE AGED AREA IS THE “CAP. THE CARVING IS EXTREMELY ORNATE AND I HAVE DONE THE BEST WITH PHOTO’S BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE ACTUALLY HOLDING IT IN YOUR HAND…IT’S ACTUALLY AN ODD FEELING BUT ALSO MOST WONDERFUL IN IT’S BEAUTY!!

UNFORTUNATELY THIS ITEM CAN NOT BE SOLD ON EBAY DUE TO THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF IT. ONLY ITEMS CONTAINING A PERCENTAGE OF IVORY SUCH AS “INLAID” FURNITURE AND SIMILAR ITEMS ARE ALLOWED. I AM AN EBAY SELLER AND HAVE AN ESTABLISHED ACCOUNT WITH 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK AND A VERIFIED PAYPAL ACCOUNT SO BE ASSURED THIS TRANSACTION IS REAL AND I AM A TRUSTWORTHY,HONEST SELLER. I AM WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY IDENTITY INFORMATION IF REQUIRED.