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"GOD'S IVORY"
BEIJING, CHINA, 17 NOVEMBER 2011: A female carver works on an large ivory tusk depicting a Buddhist symbol for prosperity in a scene from the China National Arts and Crafts Corporation Ivory Carving factory, Beijing, China. Started in 2009 after China's last big African Ivory purchase, this is the world's largest Ivory carving facility, employing more than 40 carvers and carving an alleged 750 kg of raw ivory annually. The director of the factory stated that the factory was started as a State initiative against the demise of the Ivory carving industry. State owned, it is a clear indication of the Chinese government's investment into the future of the Ivory carving trade.
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