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johnhuskey 08-02-2010 01:56 AM
ivory carving
 
Could someone tell me what the symbol says.


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ModusOperandi 08-02-2010 05:21 AM
I'll leave the translation to someone who knows how to do it...
but please research the implications that ivory trade has on animals...especially elephants in countries such as Kenya.

johnhuskey 08-02-2010 01:05 PM
I'm not in the ivory trade this was bought for $1 at a yard sale. It may not even be real ivory. Thanks for the help.

KyleGoetz 08-02-2010 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by johnhuskey (Post 822362)
I'm not in the ivory trade this was bought for $1 at a yard sale. It may not even be real ivory. Thanks for the help.
Doesn't look like Japanese to me. Looks like the sounds for "ya" and "yu" in Korean a bit, but I don't think it's Korean, either. You can't put those two together like that AFAIK.

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StonerPenguin 08-02-2010 04:38 PM
This is retarded but... it kinda looks like 大穴 (おおあな; Big hole) with 大 sort of written sideways-y with its left leg connecting to the top of 穴. Or maybe 大六 (たいろく/だいろく; Tairoku or Dairoku, Japanese forename) ... I'm 100% sure that's not it, just wanted to point that out though :P

Sashimister 08-04-2010 02:08 AM
That is not Japanese, that's for sure.


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