ivory

material derived from the tusks and teeth of animals
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ivory

Summary

ivory ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • ivory is a type of dentin[2].
  • ivory is a type of tooth[3].
  • ivory is a type of organic gem[4].
  • ivory's Commons category is recorded as Ivory[5].
  • ivory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ivory[6].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[9].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[10].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[11].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[15].
  • ivory's different from is recorded as elephant ivory[16].
  • ivory's different from is recorded as ivory[17].
  • ivory's different from is recorded as boneware[18].
  • ivory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include dentin[2], tooth[3], and organic gem[4].

Influence

Things named for ivory include Ivory-billed Woodpecker[20], a taxon[21] and ivory[22], a web color[23].

Why It Matters

ivory ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month).[1] ivory has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] ivory is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Entities named for ivory include Ivory-billed Woodpecker[20], a taxon[21] and ivory[22], a web color[23].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · OboeBlanket · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron +6
    Instance of Q214609
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q214609]]"
  2. 8d ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Subclass of dentin, tooth, organic gem
    Topic's main category Category:Ivory
    Subclass of
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P17]]: [[Q1033]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257784|batch #257784]]"
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