Legal Ivory

The Ivory Trade is regulated by a variety of laws which vary from state to state and country to country.  International trade in Ivory - between countries, is regulated by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (C.I.T.E.S.)  Formed in 1973, the aim is to establish worldwide controls over plants & wildlife that require protecting.  Within the USA, Ivory trade is regulated by such laws as:  U. S. Endangered Species Act of 1972 regulated by the Dept. of the Interior/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and by the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 administered by National Marine Fisheries Service. 

Ivory and other animal products are a resource for many types of Art: Musical Instruments, practical items such as sled runners have been discovered in archeological sites.  These are a part of World History and are only the beginning of the tales told by the Art of Carving and Scrimshaw.

Scrimshawed items, made from Ivory and other materials by Sharon (Pick Girl) Johnston are available for sale and are of legal resource products.

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