“My name is Nelly,” read a hand-carved inscription ... In the end, it was about much more than restoring a model elephant head. It was about investing time and energy into something completely ...

His notable acquisitions included three outstanding examples of the region's intricately carved elephant tusks—artifacts newly added to the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art.

He keeps peering closely at the elephant carved from an Indian rain tree ... You need to do it with hand,” he exclaims. “But nobody has the finesse or the financial backing to sit on one ...

They are viewed by many now as a sign of animal cruelty, but centuries ago, owning a pair of intricately-carved elephant tusks were seen as mark of honour. Now the biggest pair of tusks ever to ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After this month’s ice storm damaged millions of trees in Austin, one resident is turning her destroyed tree into a work of art. For 32 years, Austin resident Deborah Alexander ...