Let Us Rejoice!
"Very rarely one rejoices the vanishing of a 3000 year old art," this Maharaja Features article about a resurgence in trade in ivory in India begins.
"The only way to wean away the public and the artisans from this illegal trade is to ensure that bones of animals like yak and camel be used for making utility articles as well as decorative ones, so far made in ivory. After the ban on the sale of ivory, bone inlay work and carved handles and jewelery had received an impetus as a cheaper alternative to scarce ivory. The difference is noticeable only to an expert eye."
"The only way to wean away the public and the artisans from this illegal trade is to ensure that bones of animals like yak and camel be used for making utility articles as well as decorative ones, so far made in ivory. After the ban on the sale of ivory, bone inlay work and carved handles and jewelery had received an impetus as a cheaper alternative to scarce ivory. The difference is noticeable only to an expert eye."
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