This gorgeous elk ivory cross has hand carved antlers and hoof prints. This piece is considerably larger than our other cross and elk ivory pendants and has a really nice feel to the weight.
*Priced in sterling silver; please contact us for current gold pricing.
The pendant measures approxmately 2" in length and 1" in width.
*Chain options available
This pendant is handmade and made to order. Please allow 1-2 weeks for production time. We sometimes have these pendant styles already made in our store. If you are interested in seeing a store stock piece, please contact us and we would be happy to send you photos and pricing.
Prized for centuries as jewelry and hunting mementos, the modern elk's small canine teeth are remnants of tusks once grown by its prehistoric ancestors.
The canine teeth are most commonly known as ivories and contain the same material and chemical composition of those sported by walruses and elephants. Both bull and cow elk possess ivories. These teeth wear down with a lifetime's worth of eating vegetation.
Ivories range in color from bone to a dark chocolate brown; the coloration results from a combination of tanins in the vegetation, salivary juices and rumination acids.