Thank you for the article. Is it worth collecting netsuke made of mammoth ivory? Are there an precautions a new collector should take?
You should look for X patterns on the material.
Maybe these sites will help:
http://www.ivory4u.com/ID/
http://www.asianartmall.com/refivory.htm
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