The art of making ivory sculptures, ornaments or decorative carvings in India has been known since ancient times.

Ivory carving is a hand craft: carving experts carve the ivory with simple tools like knives and pointed chisels. Ivory is a unique medium for carving and fine design carving. Magnificent images of gods and goddesses in Hindu temples to simple decorative objects, sculptures and artworks of extraordinary beauty and subtle art have been created.

Some of the carvings are of Ganapati, Marathi women and cows