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his gorgeous whale scrimshaw pendant was handcarved from a piece of wooly mammoth ivory found deep beneath the ice during a mining excavation in the Siberian tundra. Part of our Earth's fascinating ancient history, the wooly mammoth has engaged the world's imagination, particularly after the Discovery Channel's compelling documentary detailing the 1999 discovery of an entire adult mammoth found in a cave near Khatanga, Siberia. This finding was one of the most significant discoveries of the 20th century as an adult mammoth had never been found in its entirety anywhere in the world. Size: 1 1/2" tall, 1/2" wide and about 1/4" thick.
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