The Victoria & Albert Museum, also known as the V&A, recently raised the $2.6 million (£2 million) needed to acquire and save a 12th-century walrus ivory carving after a temporary export ban last ...

The sculpture is based on a walrus tusk scrimshaw held in the museum’s collections – an intricate art form traditionally practiced by sailors on bone or ivory during long sea voyages.

The chessman is a king on horseback made out of walrus ivory. It was probably made in Germany or Scandinavia and is one of the finest chessmen of medieval date found in England. The loss of such a ...

Carved from walrus ivory, the goggles were made sometime between ... according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where the object is on display. These snow goggles are easily ...