Tusks, Skulls & Arctic Ivory

Grizzly Bear Skulls (Ursus Arctos Skulls)

Grizzly Bear Skulls (Ursus Arctos Skulls) SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

Several grizzly bear skulls now in stock! See images and notes above.

Polar Bear Skulls (Ursus Maritimus)

POLAR BEAR SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

Polar Bear Skulls are taken in the High Canadian Arctic by Inuit Hunters. These skulls are listed under CITES Appendix ll. Therefore a CITES permit is required for export from Canada. A Veterinarian Certificate is also required for export. All skulls are cleaned and ready for shipping. Polar Bear Skulls are not allowed for Export to the USA. The United States of America Marine Mammal Act forbids this item to be exported to the USA.

Wolf Skulls

Wolf Skull

• Length 26.5cm
• Width 14cm
• Height 11.5cm
• Price $295.00

Wolverine Skulls

WOLVERINE SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

Wolverine skulls.

Measurements of skull shown above are:

• Length - 16cm
• Width - 11cm
• Height - 7cm

Several now in stock.

Ring Seal Skulls

RING SEAL SKULLS (Phoca Hispida) & ARCTIC IVORY

These Skulls are taken in Nunavut. All skulls are cleaned and pyroxided.

Canada Lynx Skulls

LYNX SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

• Several now in stock.

Beaver Skulls

BEAVER SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

• Several now in stock.

Mountain Goat Skulls

MOUNTAIN GOAT SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

Mountain Goat skulls. Pictured above with 9 inch horns.

Cougar Skulls

COUGAR SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

Cougar skulls. Several now in stock. Length 8 inches. Width 3.75 inches. Height 4.75 inches.

• Several now in stock.

Walrus Skulls (Odobenus Rosmarus)

Walrus Skull # 1 (See Next Photo)

• Length 32cm
• Width 24cm
• Height 24cm
• Tusks 16cm Exposed
• Price: $900

Walrus Skull # 2 (See Next Two Photos)

• Walrus Tusks and Skull Plate
• Tusks 48cm (19inches) Long
• Skull Plate With Teeth.
• Easy Attachement For Hanging
• Price: $2,500

WALRUS SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

These Skulls are taken in the High Canadian Arctic by Inuit hunters. All skulls are cleaned and pyroxided. Walrus are listed under CITES Appendix lll and therefore requires a CITES Export Permit. Also a Veterinarian Certificate and a Marine Mammal Transportation License is required for export. The United States of America Marine Mammal Act forbids this item to be exported to the USA.

The skull of a walrus is very unique. It is heavy and solid. The immense weight of a walrus's skull is believed to aid the mammal when breaking ice in order to create breathing holes. The ivory tusks are also heavy in weight and are very distinctive from male to female. The male upper canines grow larger than the females. The males use their tusks to attract the females during the breeding season. They are also use for defence against predators such as polar bears. The tusks also allow the walrus to haul themselves onto the ice flows as well as for leverage.

Muskox Skulls (Ovibos Moschatus)

MUSKOX SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

The Muskox Skulls (Ovibos moschatus) are taken by Inuit Hunters in the High Canadian Arctic from November to April. Only a Sundry Export Permit is needed to export these skulls from Canada. Muskox Skulls can be exported to the USA. However, all skulls must be cleaned and pyroxided due to the BSE (Mad Cow Disease).

Narwhal Tusks, Skulls and Skeletons (Monodon Monoceros)

NARWHAL TUSKS, SKULLS & SKELETONS - ARCTIC IVORY

TRADE UPDATE

Trade Update April 2012

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has lifted the Export Ban on Narwhal Tusks for most regions of the Arctic.

Kania Industries Inc has resumed exports of Narwhal Tusks.
Please contact us for the updated current Price List for 2012.

Narwhal Tusks and Skulls can be purchased separately or together.

Complete Narwhal Skeletons are also available.

Please also see our lifesize narwhal.

Contact Us for price information on any of the above.

Narwhal Tusks range in size from 3 feet / 90cm to 8 feet / 240cm. Narwhals are harvested by Canadian Inuit Hunters in the High Arctic mainly around Baffin Island.

Narwhal Skulls are also available. All skulls are cleaned and peroxided.

Tusks and Skulls come with CITES Export Permits, Marine Mammal Transportation License and Veterinarian Certificates. If being transported within Canada then only a Marine Mammal Transportation Licence is required. NARWHAL TUSKS CAN NOT BE BE EXPORTED TO
THE USA, UNITED KINGDOM, OR AUSTRALIA.

Narwhal Tusks, in addition to being among the most beautiful of natural art forms, are suitable for use in a variety of arts and crafts, such as:

• Narwhal tusk jewellery,
• Narwhal tusk carvings
• Narwhal tusk knife handles
• Narwhal tusk scrimshaw
• Narwhal tusk furniture
• Other natural narwhal tusk art pieces

For centuries observers have been fascinated and mystified by the majestic spiral tusk grown by the small Arctic whale known as the narwhal.

Narwhal tusks grow from the male's and female's front left tooth. The female narwhals do not grow tusks as long as the male, and usually produce a much straighter tusk. Narwhal tusks sometimes grow from both sides of the narwhal skull, producing a rare narwhal with double tusks (also known as a narwhal with twin tusks). Narwhal tusks can grow up to 3 meters in length. This depends on the whale itself and its age.

The narwhal tusk is an integral part of the mating process. Similar to the Walrus Tusks. The male narwhal has often been observed crossing their tusks with other narwhals during the mating season. As well as using them during fighting for dominance and the right to mate with female narwhals.

Researchers have found the narwhal tusk also may possess tactile abilities, perhaps allowing narwhals to identify and communicate with one another through tapping. They have also found that the narwhal tusk's nerve system could detect temperature, pressure, motion, and chemical-solution gradients, such as differences in salinity and water particles that would indicate the presence of certain fish prey.

The Narwhals are only hunted by the Inuit for their tusks, meat, and skin. The whales have been known to dive nearly vertically as deep as 900 meters multiple times per day. (They dive when scared and presumably to feed.)

The narwhal tusk has baffled scientists because it defies known principles and properties of teeth. It is slightly longer than half the animal's length and typically protrudes through the left side of a male's upper jaw plate and lip.

Unlike most whales, which are busy feeding in the summer, this gregarious and family-orientated mammal spends the warm months lazing in coastal along the north-east passage and on the westerly coast of Greenland.

One recent study suggested the narwhals famous tusk is used by the whale as sensory antennae to better understand its surroundings. However, this is still a fringe belief. It is believed to be a sexual/social symbol – like the mane of a lion or antlers on elk or moose It's used for social dominance situations and in competition for females.

The Arctic mammal study, which was published in the journal Ecological Applications, acknowledges that the habits of the narwhal remain largely unknown because they are remote, hard to spot and hard to monitor.

For more information on Narwhals, visit our Narwhal Information Page.

TUSKS, SKULLS & ARCTIC IVORY

International trade in Narwhal, Walrus, Ring Seals, Beluga Whales and Polar Bear products is regulated by a number of laws and conventions. These include the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which is embodied in Canadian legislation (Bill C-42, the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act - WAPPRITA); the Marine Mammal Protection Act in the United States; and Council Regulation EC 338/97 in the European Union.

All Skulls are Cleaned by Beetles. We do not boil skulls.