Fossilised mammoth tooth / molar section paperweight / bookend These are used widely in

These are used widely in jewelry making as the cut and polished faces are striking

The beak sheaths (rhamphotheca) have been preserved and mounted on the skull

human amnion

Each king commissioned his own bwaantshy after his enthronement and was buried in it when he died (Cornet

Fearful of the deceased the Mahongwe showed particular devotion to relics of important ancestors

Fossilised mammoth tooth / molar section paperweight / bookend These are used widely inThis is a really nice looking and a very tactile item. It is a section of a mammoth tooth which has been cut to show the detail of the inside of the tooth and roots. The detail on the end is fascinating. The tooth is fully mineralised fossilised and now feels like a piece of stone. The tooth weighs 720g and measures 13. cm x 4. 1cm x 9cm.