ivory carving

johnhuskey · (#1 (**permalink**))

Could someone tell me what the symbol says.

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ModusOperandi · (#2 (**permalink**))

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 · (#3 (**permalink**))

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 · (#4 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by johnhuskey

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 · (#5 (**permalink**))

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 · (#6 (**permalink**))

That is not Japanese, that's for sure.