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Show Canton Ivory 8hops. Thoro'are about forty shops in Canton, Can-ton, China, whero articles of ivory are mado and sold. Tho industry may be divided Into two stages, cutting and carving. Tusks imported from (Ham constitute tho raw material. TIiobo are first cut with a saw to tho shape capable capa-ble of bolng worked up by carving. Tho carving apparatus consists of a wooden block, a saw and a tub of water. wa-ter. Tho Ivory is secured firmly, tnols-tenod tnols-tenod with water, and cut the required shape. Tho cutting flnlahed, the blocks aro thon carved Into shape with knives of many different shapes. |