"You have to leave room in life for dreams." Buffy Saint-Marie
Recognizing our hopes and dreams, and locking on to their messages whatever our circumstances, is what allows us to fix our minds on special goals and work towards them. Such goals can and have changed many lives.
We designed our Dream Lock Amulet VII from a very special piece of 4500 year old beautiful mocha colored Fossil Walrus Ivory with a bark side we found on Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea. The hole in this piece was made by a native American 4500 years ago! Time and the elements have turned the edges of the hole dark and slightly more irregular. Such pieces have been unearthed many times in the burial places of Shamans - They could only have been used to look through the hole towards the things that Shamans alone can see.
We designed our Dream Lock Amulet VII so that you could look through it again-and-again to find and remind yourself of your dreams and goals. We made it look like a contemporary lock to lock them in your heart. Reversible, it can be worn with the bark side out, so you can wear the side that fits your mood! (Please see inset) In Sterling Silver, with a deep blue opal on the lighter side. 1 1/2 inches high, 1 inch wide.
Please scroll down below to see Dreamlock Amulet VIII.
This is a one-of-a-kind piece.
Complete with Sterling Silver chain.
A104-DREAMLOCK VII$105.00
Dream Lock Amulet VIII With Opal
Sterling Silver $110.00
We designed our Dream Lock Amulet VIII from a section of the special piece of 6500 year old beautiful Bark and Yellow-mocha colored Fossil Walrus Ivory we found on Nunivak Island in the Bering Sea. The hole was made by a Paleo Indian 6500 years ago! Time and the elements have turned the hole edges dark and made the hole in this aged ivory slightly more irregular. Our Dream Lock Amulet VIII is rough on one side and polished on the other. The bark side is enhanced with one of our lovely blue/green opals. Hangs with a lock-style bail. In Sterling Silver 1 1 3/4 inches high, 1 inch wide.
This is a one-of-a-kind pice.
Comes complete with sterling silver chain.
All items chosen with Registered Sperm Whale Ivory will come with a Registration Certificate containing the Department of Commerce registration number. [Sperm Whale Ivory Shipped only to addresses in Maryland]
The traditional fourteenth wedding anniverary gift is Ivory! We're here to help!
Each piece is handmade in our studio and signed. Marvin Cohen is widely recognized as one of America's leading scrimshanders, as well as a creative designer specializing in custom and semi-custom knifemaking, jewelry wearables and objects that
illustrate traditional Arctic region Native American tales and myths,
reinterpret ancient shamanistic images, and
translate the spiritual aspects of earth, water and sky into meaningful and personal contemporary wearables.
We stand ready to scrimshaw anything you would like on any of our pieces - animals, ship's and family portraits, landscapes, nautical scenes, hunting scenes, etc. We do many special order commission pieces from blazer buttons, knitting needles (knitters take note!), fountain pens, corkscrews, pistol grips, ball point pens and mechanical pencils, desk accessories, Fossil Ivory ship models, ship half hulls, Nantucket and Lightship Baskets, to custom whole Sperm Whale Teeth or whole Walrus Tusks. We also handcraft fossil ivory sailing/nautical trophies to order. We can personalize any piece with a scrimshawed name and initials at no extra charge. (Email us with any queries. Just email us at studio@ancientivories.com and let us know your special order needs!
Have a question? Just call us at 1-301-229-4488.
The available colors of our high quality Fossilized Ivories are shown below. (Please allow for some color variation in these natural materials.) Our wonderful Ivories have been reclaimed from the ground after sharing the earth for up to 30 millennia! Even after all this time, Fossil Ivory remains warm and sensuous organic ivory; it is not petrified. It has developed many of its beautiful colors by taking up minerals from the ground. In time, the Fossil Ivories you wear or use will take on very personal hues from your contact. They will become a part of you.
Please Note: Since these colors are rare, some are not always available for every item. Please see each item for available color choices.
These are our scrimshaw Design Etchings. In addition to these designs, as an added option, you may send us a picture of your choice for a commission price quote.
Looking for thoughtful and interesting gifts? Know someone who absolutely loves his boat? Let us hand etch it's portrait, along with name and hull number - and the name of the captain - on one of our knives, pendants, money clips, or any of our other pieces!
Ancient Ivories Studios handcrafted items make sensational and warmly personalized gifts that will be treasured and enjoyed.
Have questions or special order needs? Just email us at studio@ancientivories.com or call us at 1-301-229-4488.
Please bookmark our site. We add new designs and items periodically.
None of our Ivory is contemporary, and not a single animal has been killed, culled, or otherwise harmed to produce our Fossil Ivories. It is the only perfect, ecologically sound, humane way to own and wear warm, wonderful and enduring ivory.
We Use No Elephant Ivory, Nor Contemporary Ivories of Any Kind.
Every piece of Sperm Whale Ivory we sell, is registered with the Department of Commerce, and comes with a Department of Commerce registration number.[Our license does not allow us to ship Sperm Whale Ivory outside of Maryland.]
We have many more fine knives in our studio that are not on our website. Email us for availability of your favorite knife with Fossil Ivory handles! (We also replace scales on treasured old knives.)
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We offer the best prices on the web and outstanding value - check us out!
Have a question? Just call us at 1-301-229-4488 .
Most of our pieces are unique treasures created especially for the prospective wearer. Want to help us design your scrimshaw piece? Whether it's a fossil ivory Amulet or Talisman, Scrimshaw jewelry, personalized scrimshaw knives, Fossil Ivory Wedding or Commitment Band, Pendants, Brooches, scrimshaw sailor's Knife, Sterling Silver and scrimshaw Box, Scrimshaw Sperm Whale's Tooth, or Sterling Silver and Ivory scrimshaw Spoons and Tableware, just email us and we will work with you for a very personal piece you'll love to use or wear!
Please note: We reserve the right to limit quantities.
