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Ch. 3: Oriental Ivory Carvings

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ORIENTAL IVORY CARVINGS 113
from European influences. In Nagina combs are a specialty and some good inlaying work is done; Agra produces models of the Taj. A fine set of chessmen in the Lucknow Museum is believed to have been produced in that locality, and a modern carver offered to execute an ivory set with the kings on their thrones, and with camel and elephant figures
j for 100 rupees ($33). As an illustration of the inactivity of the industry in these parts of India, it is stated that when the Rajah of Kashipur and the Deputy Commissioner of Almora wanted to sell their stock of ivory, they could not market it in the Northwest Provinces, but were forced to send it to the Pan jab. Such ivory as is sold offers a wide
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