Elephant Tusk Ivory

Our non-profit museum accepts donations of legal elephant ivory tusks. Donating elephant tusks must be from within the United States. For more information regarding a potential donation of your elephant tusks or ancient mammoth tusks please contact us through our contact page or call us at 330-852-6096.

David Warther has become an expert in knowing the laws and regulations regarding the buying,selling and gifting of elephant tusks and ivory carvings in the United States. He is regularly consulted by professionals in the antique, musical instrument, and firearm worlds about the sale and transfer of tusks and carvings.

The elephant tusk ivory David uses for his carvings is classified as pre-ban and antique ivory. This ivory is old material that has been donated from other museums or from private collections, all within the United States.

The African elephant tusks pictured here are from just one of many old collections in America dating back to the early 1900s. David works closely with U.S. Fish & Wildlife authorities to document the legal origin of this antique material used in his artwork.

David's carvings serve as a testimony to how an artisan, by working in a responsible manner, can utilize this beautiful material without harming or affecting current wildlife populations. David is a lifelong advocate of wildlife conservation, especially as it pertains to elephants, and personally contributes to wildlife conservation efforts regularly.

Included in the exhibit is a natural history display showing the various types of ivory from different animals including ancient woolly mammoth tusks and fossil walrus tusks that date back 20,000 years. The ship exhibit itself conveys information about the ivory trade in history from the Bronze Age through to modern times.