IVORY SCRIMSHAW BRACELET Vintage HUGE Stunner Wowzer ! Alaska-Native-Artisan-Made Piece ! ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE Start Price USD 688.88 Current Price USD 688.88 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 988.88 Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, December 01, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 11, 2008 Location NO PAYPAL ! TREASURESTARSHIP See more about 'IVORY SCRIMSHAW BRACELET Vintage HUGE Stunner Wowzer !' Description              * ALL SALES FINAL *   NO REFUNDS - NO RETURNS - NO EXCHANGES   ~ NO BANK CHECKS ~ NO PERSONAL CHECKS ~ NO CASHIERS CHECKS ~ ******   ONLY PAYMENT ACCEPTED: We Accept Payment ONLY through FAST-MAILED United States Postal Service USPS Money Order (USPS MONEY ORDERS ARE easily Purchased at any Official Branch of the US Post Office / USPS - THEY ARE Secured by the Federal Government). Payment DUE IN OUR HAND within 10 days of auction's end date, which provides winner ample time to go to the US Post Office USPS & mail our USPS money order payment. Once we're paid BY OUR CLEAR TERMS we ship immediately with no excuses, no delays. USPS OPENS MONDAY THRU SATURDAY, AND USPS AIRPORT LOCATIONS OPEN SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK INCLUDING SUNDAY & FEDERAL HOLIDAYS. ANY USPS OFFICIAL BRANCH OF THE US POST OFFICE SELLS USPS MONEY ORDERS. IF YOU WON'T HONOR OUR CLEARLY-STATED PAYMENT TERMS DON'T BID OUR AUCTION.   IF NOT WILLING TO GO TO THE US POST OFFICE / USPS & MAIL OUR USPS MONEY ORDER PAYMENT TIMELY SO REACHES US EXACTLY AS WE'VE CLEARLY-STATED DON'T BID OUR AUCTION.   NOTE: USPS MONEY ORDERS ARE THE ONLY KIND OF MAILED PAYMENT WE TRUST, IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THAT & DO NOT AGREE TO PAY US BY OUR CLEARLY-STATED AUCTION PAYMENT TERMS THEN DO NOT BID OUR LOVELY AUCTIONS.   USPS MONEY ORDERS ARE EASILY PURCHASED AT ANY BRANCH OF THE OFFICIAL UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS).   ALL SALES FINAL - NO REFUNDS - NO RETURNS - NO EXCHANGES.   (WE ALSO ACCEPT FAST PAYPAL PAYMENT IF PROCESSED SAME DAY AUCTION ENDS - BE AWARE THAT IT CAN TAKE PAYPAL SEVERAL DAYS TO ACTUALLY FUND YOUR PAYMENT TO US - IF YOU PLAN TO USE PAYPAL AS PAYMENT, THEN YOU NEED TO BE AWARE THAT WE WILL NOT SHIP ANYTHING UNITL PAYPAL HAS ACTUALLY FUNDED THE PAYPAL PAYMENT TO US ! WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE PAYMENT BEFORE WE EVER SHIP ANYTHING. IF YOU PLAN TO USE PAYPAL, AND YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THAT TERM....THEN DO NOT BID OUR ITEMS.     MULTITUDES OF MORE PICTURES WAY WAY DOWN BELOW - WEVE POSTED AT LEAST 28...OR MORE....DIFFERENT PICTURES OF PICTURES OF THIS RARE ITEM * BE SURE TO SEE THEM ALL, SIMPLY SCROLL WAY ON DOWN PAST DESCRIPTION FOR ALL THE PICTURES....  ~~~~~~~~ Welcome Honest, Fast-Paying members. MAILED PAYMENT ACCEPTED ONLY THROUGH FAST-MAILED UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) MONEY ORDER. IT'S THE ONLY KIND OF PAYMENT WE ACCEPT. USPS MONEY ORDER PAYMENT DUE IN OUR HAND WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTION END DATE. IF YOU HAVE ANY AILMENTS OR OTHER REASONS THAT PREVENT YOU FROM GETTING TO THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE & PAYING BY OUR CLEARLY-STATED TERMS DON'T BID. IF YOU WON'T RESPECT TERMS DON'T BID. YES WE'RE STRAIGHTFORWARD, SAVES CONFLICTS AFTER AUCTIONS END. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ITEM LEGAL FOR SALE & WAS COMPLETELY HANDCRAFTED BY AN ALASKA-NATIVE-INDIAN ARTISAN. THIS ITEM WILL SHIP ANYWHERE WITHIN THE USA.     ~ ~ DESCRIPTION ~ ~   EXQUISITE STUNNER WOW'ZER HUGE OLD GENUINE IVORY 'STORY' BRACELET TELLS THE LOVE STORY OF AN ALASKA-NATIVE MAN & WOMAN.   MAGNIFICENTLY-GORGEOUS !   HEAVILY-SCRIMSHAW'd ALASKA-NATIVE-ARTISAN-MADE BRACELET !   SUPERBLY-SCRIMSHAW'd !   THIS EXQUISITE-MADE BRACELET FEATURES ALL IVORY ! (THERE ARE NO BALEEN SEGMENTS HERE ! NO BONE ! - THIS IS SOLID GENUINE IVORY!)   THERE ARE 9 (NINE) HUGE PANELS OF GENUINE IVORY, WITH EACH PANEL BEING OVAL-SHAPED.   EACH HUGE OVAL FEATURES A DIFFERENT SCRIMSHAW'd PICTURE OR SCENE.   THIS BRACELET TELLS THE LOVE STORY OF AN ALASKA-NATIVE MAN & WOMAN.   ALL OF THE VARIOUS BEAUTIFULLY-SCRIMSHAW'd SEGMENTS tell the story.   ALSO FEATURES GENUINE IVORY SPACERS BETWEEN THE SCENICS.   SEE ALL PICTURES !   WE'VE ADDED AT LEAST 28...OR MORE...SEPARATE PICTURES, VIEWS, ANGLES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLARITY OF THE EXTRAORDINARY ELEGANCE OF THIS WONDERFUL GENUINE IVORY ART BRACELET THAT TELLS SUCH A UNIQUE STORY - THIS ITEM IS AUTHENTIC & AS STATED CLEARLY.   AN EXQUISITE VINTAGE GENUINE IVORY SCRIMSHAW'd STORY BRACELET !   THIS LOVELY AUCTION IS FOR THE STUNNING SCENIC IVORY STORY BRACELET - CARVED IVORY SEGMENTS - FEATURES SUPERB ALASKA-NATIVE-SCRIMSHAW'd WORK ON ALL THE OVAL-SHAPED MAIN IVORY SEGMENTS.   THERE IS NO SCRIMMED-WORK ON THE SMALLER SPACER IVORY SEGMENTS.   EVERYTHING SOLD GNEUINE IVORY !   COMPLETELY HAND-MADE BY ALASKA-NATIVE-INDIAN ARTISAN & VERBALLY CONFIRMED BY THE ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER.   UNSIGNED - THERE IS NO ARTISAN-MARKING THAT WE SEE.   SUPERBLY-WELL-MADE ~ ~ SECURE !   SHOULD WILL FIT MANY VARIOUS WRISTS - BE YOUR OWN JUDGE.   THIS LUSCIOUS BRACELET IS ELABORATELY RENDERED WITH HIGHLY-DETAILED SCENICS.   AS YOU AVID IVORY COLLECTORS WORTH YOUR SALT ALREADY KNOW, THE VARIOUS COLORATIONS & NATURAL 'TAPIOCA' IN NATURAL GENUINE IVORY VARY ACCORDING TO SEX OF SOURCE ANIMAL, DIET, AGE, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, ETC ETC.   EXQUISITE ALASKAN ART JEWELRY ITEM, Completely NATIVE-ALASKAN-HAND-CARVED & HAND-MADE.   BEAUTIFULLY-RENDERED SCENICS ! SUPERBLY-DESIGNED (NOT CRUDE). BRACELET IS MADE OF TIGHT, STRONG CONSTRUCTION ! (& WILL PROBALBY OUTLIVE MANY OF US). EVERYTHING HIGHLY POLISHED ! FRESH, PRISTINE, GORGEOUS! STRIKING BRACELET ! FEATURES CREAMY IVORY. SUPERB SIZE ! SEE PICTURES WITH RULER AND US QAURTER COIN FOR SCALE.   THIS IS A BIG BEAUTIFUL WOW'ZER BRACELET !   SHOULD FIT MANY DIFFERENT WRISTS BECAUSE OF THE STYLING & STURDY TIGHT YET ELASTICIZED CONSTRUCTION.   MUSEUM-QUALITY JEWELRY BRACELET ART-PIECE CARVED FROM GENUINE WALRUS IVORY.   THE LIFE-LIKE SCRIMSHAW'd FIGURAL SEGMENTS ALMOST JUMP OFF THE BRACELET & SEEM TO COME TO LIFE - EACH IVORY SCENIC SEGMENT IS LIKE A PICTURE TO ITSELF.   THIS VINTAGE ALASKA-NATIVE-INDIAN-ARTISAN-MADE BRACELET IS OF THE FINEST QUALITY MONEY CAN BUY. NOTHING WEAK OR BROKEN. NO DAMAGE ANYWHERE THAT WE CAN SEE. THE HIGHLY-DETAILED SCRIMSHAW-WORK IS EXQUISITE. RARE FIND INDEED. SEE MULTITUDES OF PICTURES.   ANY BLEMISH OR FLAW IS NATURALLY FORMED WITHIN THE IVORY ITSELF & IS NATURAL WITH THE FORMATION OF THE IVORY OVER TIME. THIS FINE ITEM WILL BE WELL-PACKED/PADDED & SHIPPED USPS PRIORITY INSURED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION FOR THE TOTAL SHIP CHARGE CLEARLY STATED (NO HIDDEN SHIP FEES !). BRACELET CLEARLY DESCRIBED & SHOWN HEREWITH IN THE MULTITUDES OF PICTURES.    READ & SEE EVERYTHING PRIOR TO DOING ANY BIDDING.   ADDED NOTICE : IF YOU WANT THE ITEM BUY IT. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU'RE NOT WILLING TO PAY THE OPENING BID PRICE DON'T BOTHER INQUIRING IF WE'LL MARK IT DOWN, WE WON'T ( IF ANYTHING, WE'LL MARK IT UP MUCH HIGHER & SELL TO ONE OF OUR PRIVATE CLIENTS OR ON ON OUR OWN WEBSITE LATER DOWN THE ROAD - WE'RE JUST NOT DESPERATE PEOPLE LOL).   THERE ARE NO BALEEN SEGMENTS ON THIS BRACELET - IT'S ENTIRELY CARVED AND SCRIMMED OUT OF GENUINE HUGE IVORY OVAL-SHAPED DISCS AND THOSE HUGE PICTORIAL SCRIMMED DISCS ARE SPACED WITH GENUINE IVORY ROUND-SHAPED SPACERS, EXACTLY AS SHOWN CLEARLY IN PICTURES.   BRACELET TIGHT SECURE STURDY STRONG !    WE HAVE ALWAYS KEPT THIS FABULOUSLY RARE BRACELET IN ONE OF OUR HUGE WOODEN GLASS-FRONTED DISPLAY CASES.   THIS BEAUTIFUL BRACELET IS A GENUINE ALASKAN NATIVE-CARVED & HAND-SCRIMSHAW'd  ART-PIECE IN ITSELF. NOBODY EVER WORE IT DURING OUR OWNERSHIP, IT WAS SIMPLY DISPLAYED IN ONE OF OUR HUGE COLLECTION CASES FULL OF HAND-CARVED IVORY ARTWORKS & NATIVE ALASKA JEWELRY. THIS WAS PROBABLY WORN OVER THE YEARS BEFORE OUR OWNNERSHIP OF IT, WE JUST DO NOT KNOW. PRISTINE CONDITION, STRONG & STABLE, NOTHING FLIMSY OR CHEAP.   THIS IS GENUINE IVORY - (NOT PLASTIC OR WHATEVER ELSE YOU MAY HAVE BOUGHT ON EBAY !).   THIS BRACELET FEATURES DIFFERENT IVORY OVAL INTERLOCKING SEGMENTS AS CLEARLY SHOWN.   MUSEUM -QUALITY ALL THE WAY!   Click to View Image Album   PICTURES TAKEN IN VARIED LIGHTINGS TO SHOW DETAIL.... Click to View Image Album   AND....MANY MORE VIEWS OF THIS EXQUISITE STUNNER IVORY STORY BRACELET..... Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album   THE GLASS HAND-DISPLAY DOES NOT COME WITH THIS AUCTION, NO DISPLAYS USED HERE WILL COME WITH THIS BRACELET ~ THIS AUCTION IS FOR THE BRACELET ! Click to View Image Album   MORE PICTURES...... Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album   NEXT 2 PICTURES JUST BELOW.........SHOW THE UNDERSIDE / INSIDE VIEWS OF THE BRACELET (IN OTHER WORDS, WITH THE BRACELET TURNED INSIDE-OUT).   Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album MUSEUM-QUALITY GENUINE IVORY STORY-BRACELET - COMPLETELY ALASKA-NATIVE-ARTISAN-HANDCRAFTED & ALASKA-NATIVE-ARTISAN HAND-MADE & ARTISAN-SCRIMSHAW'd   SEE ALL PICTURES WHICH CLEARLY SHOW THIS UNIQUE ITEM.   THERE IS NO PLASTIC JUNKO OR RESIN JUNKO ON THIS FABULOUS GENUINE IVORY BRACELET !   NOTHING FLIMSY - NOTHING CHEAP !!!   A STUNNER BRACELET ! SEEMS TO JUMP PUT OFF THE WRIST. PERFECT FOR WEARERS WHO DON'T MIND ATTENTION & COMPLIMENTS BEING PAID TO THEIR JEWELS. THIS ITEM IS OBVIOUSLY A WOMAN'S BRACELET, YET WE SUPPOSE ANYONE WHO WANTED TO WEAR IT CERTAINLY COULD DO SO, THE BRACELET WON'T TELL.   THE VARIOUS SRIMSHAW'd FIGURES ARE SUPERBLY LIFELIKE.   EACH SCENIC IS LIKE A PICTURE STORY TO ITSELF !   HIGHLY-POLISHED BY THE ARTISAN. IT'S CLEAN & FRESH, AND ABSOLUTELY STUNNING !   DETAILS ARE ALL CLEARLY SHOWN IN VARIOUS PICTURES. SEE ALL PICTURES, READ ALL AUCTION DETAILS & PAYMENT REQUIREMENT BEFORE YOU BID.   WHITE IVORY IS NOT FOSSIL. WHITE IVORY IS IVORY-COLORED. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TO BE FOSSIL IVORY NOR MAMMOUTH NOR DO WE CLAIM IT TO BE ! EVERYTHING HERE IS TIGHT STURDY STRONG & WAS SUPERBLY, EXQUISITELY-RENDERED BY THE ALASKA-NATIVE-ARTISAN.   WE DO NOT KNOW THE ARTISAN / CARVER / MAKER. AND NO WE WERE NOT PRESENT DURING THE MAKING OF THIS UTTERLY DIVINE ART BRACELET.   STUNNING BRACELET NEVER WORN DURING OUR OWNERSHIP, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN  WORN OVER YEARS PAST & BEING SOLD AS OLD USED ITEM. WE'VE ALWAYS KEPT IT  INSIDE A HUGE GLASS-FRONTED DISPLAY CASE IN A PRISTINE ENVIRON (we've collected these items for MORE THAN 30 + years) - - it's gorgeous in coloration & formation of the genuine IVORY itself.   The natural colorations and natural formations within the GENUINE WALRUS IVORY are as shown.   ANYONE WHO COLLECTS GENUINE WALRUS IVORY ART PIECES OR WALRUS IVORY JEWELRY OR WALRUS FOSSILIZED ALASKA IVORY.....ALREADY KNOWS THAT THE 'COLORATIONS' AND 'FORMATIONS' WITHIN WALRUS IVORY ARE NATURALLY-FORMED EFFECTS AND DEPEND ON AGE, SEX OF ANIMAL, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, BATTLES OR CHALLENGES THE ANIMAL TOOK PART IN, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER FACTORS.    THIS STUNNING IVORY JEWELRY ART-PIECE IS IVORY-COLORED ON THE IVORY SEGMENTS ( THE WHITE IVORY IS IVORY-COLORED WITH TYPICAL NATURALLY AGED COLORATIONS AND MOVEMENTS & NATURAL BLEMISHES FLAWS ETC ETC...THESE SEGMENTS ARE NOT DARK (WE'VE SEEN SOME MASTODON IVORY THAT WAS ALMOST BLACK).   THAT DESCRIPTION IS ACCORDING TO OUR TASTES AND PERCEPTIONS OF COLOR. AND YES, EVERYONE'S COLOR-PERCEPTIONS ARE DIFFERENT - YOU MIGHT CONSIDER NATURAL CLEAN BRIGHT IVORY TO BE MORE YELLOW'y, WE DO NOT CONSIDER THIS YELLOW'y BUT JUDGE FOR YOURSELF. AGAIN, JUDGE THE IVORY COLORATIONS & NATURAL FORMATIONS FOR YOURSELF. ITEM OLD AGED FLAWED IF YOU CONSIDER NATURAL IVORY TO BE FLAWED. ITEM PROBABLY SHOWS AGE WEAR & USE OVER YEARS PAST. SEE ALL PICTURES. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. As collectors of these types of items already know, Alaska-Native carvers clean & polish WALRUS Ivory & many other animal materials & carve them for art & jewelry purposes etc.   THE BRACELET'S CONSTRUCTION IS ELASTICIZED WITH THE TYPICAL 2 STURDY STRONG BANDS THAT HOLD ALL THE INTERLOCKING IVORY SEGMENTS TOGETHER....THERE IS NO WEAKNESS TO THE CONSTRUCTION.   IT'S STRONG & SUBSTANTIAL FOR THE STYLING IT'S MADE ON, WHICH IS THE TYPICAL NATIVE-ALASKAN-ARTISAN STYLING UTILIZED FOR THEIR BRACELETS MADE OF THESE MATERIALS.    ACCOMMODATES DIFFERENT WRIST SIZES.   AGAIN, THIS STUNNER BRACELET WAS DESIGNED AND MADE ENTIRELY IN THE TYPICAL ALASKA-NATIVE STYLING FOR THESE TYPES OF STRETCHY EXPANDABLE BRACELETS (YOU AVID COLLECTORS ALREADY KNOW THE DESIGN & HOW IT'S MADE). THE BRACELET IS GORGEOUS AND STURDY AND INTACT AS YOU SEE IT HERE. AGAIN, YOU BE YOUR OWN JUDGE OF WHAT WORKS AND DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU - WE HAVE NO CLUE WHAT YOU WEAR. THIS IS A GORGEOUS USED WORN OLD AGED ITEM AS DESCRIBED HONESTLY AND CLEARLY & SHOWN IN MULTITUDES OF PICTURES. THIS BRACELET COULD / SHOULD / MIGHT STRETCH TO ACCOMMODATE MANY DIFFERENT WRIST SIZES YET ONLY YOU KNOW WHAT FITS YOU SO BE YOUR OWN JUDGE, WE DO NOT HAVE A CLUE WHAT MIGHT FIT YOU LOL. ANY FLAWS OR BLEMISH TO THE VARIOUS IVORY SEGMENTS ARE STRICTLY CAUSED BY NATURE & NOT HUMAN DAMAGE. YOU MIGHT REGARD NATURE & THE NATURAL FORMATIONS OF GENUINE IVORY TO BE  FLAWED & BLEMISHED, WE DO NOT.   EXQUISITE, MUSEUM-QUALITY IVORY JEWELRY ITEM !  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~    DEAR VIEWERS: WE GENUINELY WELCOME HONEST, RESPONSIBLE, FAST-PAYING BUYERS WHO RESPECT & FOLLOW OUR CLEARLY-STATED SELLER PAYMENT TERMS & OTHER AUCTION REQUIREMENTS.   YOUR BID CONFIRMS YOU READ & ACCEPTED TERMS & THAT YOU RESPECT ALL AUCTION REQUIREMENTS.   BUYER PROTECTION ON OUR AUCTIONS IS THAT OUR BUYERS RECEIVE THEIR LOVELY AUCTION ITEMS WHICH ARE WELL-WORTH EVERY PENNY THEY SPEND. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON CLEAR COMMUNICATION, EXTREMELY CAREFUL PACKAGING, AND SWIFT SHIPPING ONCE WE ARE PAID BY OUR CLEAR TERMS, THANKS.   THIS ITEM LEGITIMATELY BELONGS TO US & IS OUR OWN PERSONAL LEGAL PROPERTY UNTIL SOLD. EACH YEAR WE CLEAR OUT SOME MORE OF OUR CARVED IVORY JEWELRY COLLECTIONS & OTHER UNIQUE ITEMS - WE JUST HAVE WAY TOO MUCH. THIS ITEM IS COMPLETELY ALASKA-NATIVE-HAND-CRAFTED IN GENUINE IVORY - WE ORIGINALLY PAID $1,950.00 FOR THIS SUPERB BRACELET - OUR VERY REASONABLE OPENING BID PRICE IS OUR RESERVE.   **************************************   AGAIN, IF YOU COLLECT THESE TYPES OF ITEMS THEN YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S PERCEPTIONS & IDEAS VARY WHEN IT COMES TO COLOR & NATURALLY-FORMED EFFECTS IN IVORY - & AS COLLECTORS WORTH THEIR SALT ALREADY KNOW.....GENUINE IVORY & THE NATURALLY-FORMED COLORATIONS IN GENUINE IVORY....DEPEND ON THE IVORY ' SOURCE ' OF THE MATERIALS THEMSELVES ( & OTHER FACTORS INCLUDING THE SOURCE ANIMAL AGE, MALE / FEMALE SEX, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, BATTLES, ILLNESS, INJURIES, ETC ETC ).   THIS BRACELET IS SOLID IVORY !   THERE IS NO BALEEN ON THIS BRACELET!   WE ENJOY THE HUGE PERCENTAGE OF Honest Ebay MEMBERS (BUYERS & SELLERS ALIKE ) THAT WE TRANSACT WITH AMICABLY & SATISFACTORILY. TERMS ARE FIRM, WE STATE TERMS/PAYMENT ACCEPTED FOR ALL TO SEE CRYSTAL-CLEARLY ~ WE HIDE NOTHING ~ IF YOU DON'T LIKE OUR TERMS OR PAYMENT ACCEPTED DON'T BID.   ********************** READ THE PARTICULARS, & THEN SEE ALL THE MULTITUDES OF GORGEOUS PICTURES. (SEE ALL PICTURES & READ EVERYTHING....THEN ASK ANY/ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BID, IF YOU BID & WIN WE EXPECT TO BE PAID FAST BY OUR CLEARLY-STATED TERMS....WE TYPICALY HAVE ALREADY STATED EVERYTHING THAT WE KNOW ABOUT ITEMS ON OUR LISTINGS SO READ ALL DETAILS BEFORE ASKING QUESTIONS THANKS.    WHEN YOU HOLD THIS BEAUTIFULLY-SCRIMSHAW'd GENUINE IVORY STORY BRACELET IN YOUR HANDS, YOU'RE IMMEDIATELY AWARE THAT YOU'RE HOLDING SOMETHING OF GREAT BEAUTY AND VALUE, SOMETHING EXTREMELY FINE & RARE !   SOLD AS DESCRIBED & AS YOU SEE IT HERE.   OBVIOUSLY WORTH MORE THAN OUR OPENING BID !   THIS SPECTACULAR ITEM WILL BE CAREFULLY & SECURELY PACKAGED AND PADDED FOR SHIPPING (&  SHIPS INSURED USPS PRIORITY WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION).   ****************************** * MEMBERS WHO HAVE 100 OR LESS FEEDBACKS MUST CONTACT US BEFORE BIDDING REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG YOU'VE BEEN ON EBAY. *MEMBERS WITH ANY RECORDS OF NO-PAY OR SLOW-PAY DO NOT BID OUR AUCTIONS. * MEMBERS WITH PRIVATE FEEDBACK MUST CONTACT US BEFORE YOU BID, THANKS. * MEMBERS WITH 2 OR MORE BID RETRACTIONS PAST 6 MONTHS MUST CONTACT US BEFORE BID.  ~~~~~~~~~  (WE FULLY RESPECT ALL HONEST EBAY MEMBERS WHO PAY THEIR AUCTION DEBTS.....THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS NOT FOR THOSE MEMBERS) SADLY THE NEXT FEW LINES OF TEXT ARE ONLY FOR MEMBERS WHO DO NOT PAY THEIR AUCTION DEBTS: IF YOU HAVE ANY NEGATIVE FEEDBACKS FOR CHEATING EBAY SELLERS, YOUR BID IS NOT WELCOME HERE. SEEMS THERE ARE JUST WAY TOO MANY DEADBEATS ON EBAY NOWADAYS - DEADBEATS & ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY CREATE ON EBAY HAVE EXTREMELY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENTIRE SITE * NO DEADBEATS ! IF YOU HAVE A REPUTATION (FEEDBACK) FOR NO-PAY OR SLOW-PAY DO NOT BID OUR AUCTIONS. ALL U.S.A. PACKAGES SHIP VIA PRIORITY INSURED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION * NO EXCEPTIONS * IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THAT SHIPPING METHOD DON'T BID. READ/ACCEPT TERMS / PAYMENT REQUIREMENT OF THIS AUCTION BEFORE BID. We expect PROMPT payment AS STATED.   WE'RE NOT EXPERTS ON ANY SUBJECT (EXCEPT MAYBE SOME JEWELRY ITEMS ) & MAKE NO CLAIMS TO BE ~ WE ENJOY COLLECTING CARVED GENUINE IVORY REGARDLESS OF CONTINENT/COUNTRY IF LEGAL TO DO SO, & WE HAVE TONS OF IT - WE HAVE RECENTLY DECIDED TO PART WITH SOME OF OUR AWESOME OLD TREASURED ALASKA-NATIVE CARVED GENUINE IVORY JEWELRY & OTHER ART ITEMS.   WE ARE NOT EXPERT PHOTOGRAPHERS AND NEVER CLAIMED TO BE.    NO, WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE HISTORY BEFORE WE ACQUIRED IT. IF NOT EVENTUALLY SOLD ON EB THE ITEM WILL EITHER BE SOLD ON OUR WEBSITE LATER DOWN THE ROAD OR IT WILL SIMPLY BE RETURNED TO ITS HOME IN ONE OF OUR DISPLAY CASES.    BUYER GETS EXACT ITEM SHOWN HERE * WE DON'T PLAY GAMES.   EXCEPTIONALLY LOVELY SCRIMSHAW-WORK !     SOME PICS SHOWN BELOW MIGHT BE WITH RULER OR / AND US QUARTER COIN FOR SCALE. ITEM AS STATED HONESTLY & CLEARLY.    ITEM VERBALLY AUTHENTICATED / CONFIRMED BY ALASKA NATIVE HERITAGE CENTER. THERE IS NO WRITTEN APPRAISAL WITH ITEM!  LEGAL HAND CRAFTED ALASKA NATIVE ART- MATERIALS TRANSFORMED INTO CARVED SCRIMMED ARTWORK STORY BRACELET BY ALASKA NATIVE INDIAN ARTISAN. LEGAL FOR SALE & WE'LL SHIP ANYWHERE WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (ANY STATE). WE WON'T SHIP ITEM OUTSIDE USA. ITEM LISTING MEETS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF ALASKA NATIVE ART AND IN ACCORDANCE/COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.   FREE USA SHIPPING (ALL USA STATES) - PRIORITY INSURED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION - SECURED/WELL-TAPED ON LOOSE ENDS. WE DO NOT SHIP ANYTHING WITHOUT INSURANCE.  ! WE DO NOT TACK ON 'HIDDEN' SHIP FEES AFTER AUCTIONS END -  NO WE DO NOT CHARGE A 'HANDLING' FEE (UGH!). SORRY, NO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS - WE WILL ONLY SHIP THIS AUCTION ITEM WITHIN U.S.A.   ~~~~~~~~   TERMS :   NO SENSE IN BEATING AROUND THE BUSH...IF YOU WANT THE AUCTION, BID IT, AND IF YOU WIN...   PAY US FAST BY OUR CLEAR TERMS !   WE LIKE THAT !   NO CASHIER'S CHECKS NO PERSONAL CHECKS NO BANK DRAFTS NO DEADBEATS NO DELAYED PAYMENTS, NO EXCUSES      MAILED PAYMENT IS ACCEPTED ONLY THROUGH SECURE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) MONEY ORDERS, IT'S THE ONLY KIND OF MONEY ORDER WE ACCEPT, IT'S THE ONLY KIND OF PAYMENT WE ACCEPT. PAYMENT IS DUE IN OUR HAND WITHIN 10 DAYS OF THIS AUCTION'S END DATE.   IF YOU WON'T RESPECT OUR CLEARLY-STATED PAYMENT TERMS DO NOT BID OUR AUCTION.    USPS MONEY ORDERS BOUGHT AT THE US POST OFFICES OFFICIAL BRANCHES ARE THE ONLY KINDS OF MONEY ORDERS WE TAKE ! ANY OTHER KIND OF PAYMENTS OR MONEY ORDERS WILL SWIFTLY BE RETURNED TO WINNER WHICH FURTHER DELAYS SHIPPING UNTIL CORRECT USPS MONEY ORDERS ARE SENT FOR TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. BUYER PAYS FOR THE USPS MONEY ORDERS WHICH ARE EASILY BOUGHT AT ANY OFFICIAL BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) BRANCHES.    WE WILL ALSO ACCEPT FAST PAYPAL PAYMENT BUT PAYPAL MUST BE PROCESSED SAME DAY AUCTION ENDS - BE AWARE THAT PAYPAL CAN TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO ACTUALLY FUND YOUR PAYMENT TO US - AND BE AWARE THAT WE WILL NOT SHIP OUR LOVELY ITEM UNTIL WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE PAYPAL FUNDING FROM YOU, IN OUR HANDS.   WE DON'T COMBINE AUCTIONS (SEVERAL LOCATIONS WHERE ITEMS ARE KEPT MAKES COMBINING LOGISTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR US). EACH AUCTION IS TO BE SHIPPED SEPERATELY & PAID SEPARATELY.  WE DO NOT SELL ON APPROVAL * ALL SALES FINAL * WE HAVE HONESTLY & CLEARLY DESCRIBED THIS AUCTION. NO RETURNS - NO REFUNDS - NO EXCHANGES.  READ/ACCEPT TERMS BEFORE BID ~ WE WON'T TIE UP OUR ITEMS FOR SLOW, DRAGGING WINNERS.IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO BE NEAR 'PUTER WHEN AUCTION ENDS, SHOULD YOU WIN SO THAT YOU'LL RECEIVE OUR INVOICE AND PAY US FAST BY OUR CLEAR TERMS AS WE'VE ALREADY STATED, DON'T BID OUR AUCTION LOL ~ NO DISAPPEARING WINNERS PLEASE. GORGEOUS ITEM EXACTLY AS STATED CLEARLY & HONESTLY ! WE MAKE absolutely NO guarantees that anyone will like anything. we can't/don't humanly do that! ALL SALES FINAL. ALL U.S.A. shipments (we ship all U.S. states) go Priority with Delivery Confirmation as stated above (some packages also require a Signature Receipt for our records). We ship through the U.S.P.S. (United States Postal Service). We ship Monday thru Friday, (sometimes we miss a day but not often). We DO NOT ship on Holidays or on Weekends! If you pay after we've made the Post Office run for that day, then your package goes out next day if PO open (all pertinent info above applies!). We ship promptly with no excuses/delays/drag (unless illness/family emergency). ALL SALES FINAL. We have provided a VERY clear PORTRAYAL OF THE ITEM, IF YOU LIKE THIS AUCTION IT CAN BE YOURS. Everyone's tastes are different, and no, we don't guarantee that anyone will like anything, how could we do that? C'mon! & NO WE DON'T GUARANTEE THAT THIS ITEM WILL FIT YOU, WE CANNOT HUMANLY DO THAT. THE DECISION TO BID / BUY IS STRICTLY THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF BIDDER. WE MAKE ABSOLUTELY NO GUARANTEES ON ANYTHING. ITEM CLEARLY & HONESTLY DESCRIBED ABOVE/BELOW & SEEN BELOW/ABOVE. IF YOU WANT ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT'S STATED HERE THEN GO BUY WHAT YOU WANT & DONT' BID THIS AUCTION. IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT TERMS OR PAYMENTS ACCEPTED DON'T BID. STRICTLY THE BIDDER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO READ/UNDERSTAND/ACCEPT ALL TERMS BEFORE BIDDING, if you win we expect prompt payment. ITEM OLD WORN AGED FLAWED BLEMISHED AS NATURAL GENUINE IVORY ARE DUE TO NATURAL FORMATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS BATTLES BETWEEN ANIMALS, SEX & AGE OF THE SOURCE ANIMALS OF THE IVORY ETC ETC AND ELEMENTS PERTAINING TO THE SOURCE ANIMAL'S EXISTENCE & ENVIRON. IF YOU WANT BRAND NEW UNBLEMISHED ITEMS DO NOT BID HERE, THIS ITEM IS OLD WORN AGED & NOT PERFECT, NEITHER ARE WE. SOLD AS YOU SEE IT. BUYER GETS EXACT ITEM PICTURED HERE!     PICTURES TAKEN IN VARIOUS LIGHTINGS TO SHOW DETAIL.   SADLY, WE MUST ADD THIS  NOTE for THOSE WHO WOULD CONSIDER CHEATING & HARASSING US: THINK FIRST & SAVE YOURSELF SOME TIME & SIMPLY DON'T RATTLE OUR CHAIN (LOL) BECAUSE IF YOU CHEAT US, WE ADVERTISE THAT VERY CLEARLY THROUGH OUR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK AGAINST YOU - AND, IF YOU HAVE THE GALL TO CHEAT US & then SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT US BECAUSE WE would NOT tolerate YOUR dishonest tactics....THEN SO BE IT....and ANYONE WHO CAN READ...CAN CLEARLY INTERPRET FEEDBACK & CAN FIGURE OUT WHO WRONGED WHOM ... AND WE ALL KNOW THAT FEEDBACK CAN BE A 2-EDGED SWORD THAT CUTS DEEPLY BOTH WAYS.   IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH & ACCEPT OUR PAYMENT TERMS & OTHER TERMS OF THIS AUCTION, AHEAD OF BIDDING, THEN SIMPLY DON'T BID * ONLY PAYMENT WE ACCEPT HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED.    IF YOU DON'T LIKE PAYMENT REMINDERS DON'T BID OUR AUCTIONS (YES, WE DO SEND REMINDERS UNTIL WE'RE PAID OR UNTIL WINNER COMMUNICATES WITH US TELLING US WHEN YOU SENT OUR PAYMENT.   IF YOU DON'T LIKE BEING INVOICED DON'T BID (OF COURSE WE SEND INVOICES TO WINNERS ! )   WE HAVE EVERY RIGHT NOT TO ACCEPT PAYPAL, AND WE DON'T - YOUR BID CONFIRMS THAT YOU READ & ACCEPTED OUR PAYMENT TERMS AND THAT YOU'LL RESPECT & FOLLOW OUR AUCTION REQUIREMENTS.   DEFINITION OF 'FAST-MAILED': IN CASE THERE'S ANY MISUNDERSTANDING...USPS MONEY ORDER MAILED PAYMENT IS DUE WHEN AUCTION ENDS & IN OUR HAND WITHIN 10 DAYS OF AUCTION END DATE. NO DELAYING, NO SHUCK & JIVE NO EXCUSES - IT'S VERY SIMPLE.....IF THE US POST OFFICE IS CLOSED WHEN THIS AUCTION ENDS, THEN SIMPLY GO TO THE U S POST OFFICE WHEN IT OPENS AND MAIL OUR USPS (UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE) MONEY ORDER PAYMENT THANKS. *****************     ADDED NOTE ABOUT US : WE HONESTLY BELIEVE THE MAJOR MEMBERSHIP WITHIN THE EBAY COMMUNITY CONSISTS OF HONEST, RESPONSIBLE, NEIGHBORLY MEMBERS. YET....TO OUR PERCEPTIONS ANYWAY....AS WITH ALL OF LIFE'S SITUATIONS & ENVIRONMENTS, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE THE 'ROTTEN APPLE' SO TO SPEAK (YES, WE'VE HAD OUR SHARE YET WE STILL HAVE FUN ON EBAY). WE'RE HONEST & STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH OUR AUCTIONS & TERMS.    ALL SALES ARE FINAL. NO REFUNDS, NO RETURNS, NO EXCHANGES.   WE ONLY ACCEPT MAILED PAYMENT ONLY THROUGH UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) MONEY ORDERS PURCHASED AT ANY OFFICIAL BRANCH OF USPS, EXACTLY AS WE HAVE HONESTLY & CLEARLY-STATED FOR ANYONE TO READ.   IT'S STRICTLY YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY TO READ EVERYTHING & SEE ALL PICTURES TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING & TO COMPREHEND WHAT YOU'RE BIDDING / BUYING.   WE'RE NOT OUT TO ' TAKE ' ANYONE. WE'RE JUST NOT DESPERATE PEOPLE. A RIP-OFF MENTALITY IS NOT WHO WE ARE AT ALL. ADDITIONALLY, WE JUST DON'T NEED BUCKS BADLY ENOUGH TO MOTIVATE US TO CHEAT OTHERS, GET REAL LOL. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU HONEST EBAY MEMBERS & WE'RE PLEASED YOU VIEWED OUR AUCTION. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU APPROACH US WITH LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS & CONTACTS, BE SURE TO APPROACH US GRACIOUSLY & RESPECTFULLY (& WE'LL ANSWER YOU IN SAME MANNER). DO NOT THREATEN US OR TRY TO INTIMIDATE US, WE ARE JUST 'NOT THE ONES' - WE'VE BEEN AROUND MUCH TOO LONG TO TAKE ANYONE'S BUNK, THANKS.   NOTE : THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO LOCAL 'PICK-UPS' FOR OUR AUCTIONS ! WE SHIP EVERYTHING ( EVEN IF YOU'RE LOCATED RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO OUR FACILITIES ). WE SHIP VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) PRIORITY INSURED WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT DON'T BID OUR AUCTIONS, LOL.   ~ THANKS FOR VIEWING ~    HAVE FUN ON EBAY  !     PARDON ANY TYPO ERRORS IN THIS LISTING.   Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Click to View Image Album Over 100,000,000 served. Get FREE counters from Vendio today!  More than just a pretty picture. Try Vendio Image Hosting. Place a Bid!