ivory

material derived from the tusks and teeth of animals
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ivory

Summary

ivory is a natural material[1]. ivory draws 3,302 Wikipedia views per month (natural_material category, ranking #1,006 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • ivory's instance of is recorded as natural material[3].
  • ivory is a type of dentin[4].
  • ivory is a type of tooth[5].
  • ivory is a type of organic gem[6].
  • ivory's Commons category is recorded as Ivory[7].
  • ivory's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ivory[8].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[12].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[15].
  • ivory's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[16].
  • ivory's different from is recorded as elephant ivory[17].
  • ivory's different from is recorded as ivory[18].
  • ivory's different from is recorded as boneware[19].
  • ivory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].

Body

Definition and Type

ivory's instance of is recorded as natural material[3]. Recorded subclass of include dentin[4], tooth[5], and organic gem[6].

Influence

Things named for ivory include Ivory-billed Woodpecker[21], a taxon[22] and ivory[23], a web color[24].

Why It Matters

ivory draws 3,302 Wikipedia views per month (natural_material category, ranking #1,006 of 3).[2] ivory has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] ivory is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for ivory include Ivory-billed Woodpecker[21], a taxon[22] and ivory[23], a web color[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → natural material
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2451477]]"
  2. 10w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 8354
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 8354, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167480247|IVORY (#167480247)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix'n'"
  3. 14w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 3478
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 3478, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107285688|ivory (#107285688)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary]]"
  4. 19w 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 +5
    Instance of → natural material
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q214609]]"
  5. 20w 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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