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Tiffany Singh Artwork Stolen From Splore Festival

22/2/2017

 
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Artist's image from NZ Herald.com
Yesterday on Instagram Tiffany Singh posted that the work show above; The Singing Ringing Tree was stolen from the Splore Festival at Tapapakanga Park.  See the detailed NZ Herald story here which has details for its return.  If you have seen it or know anything please get in contact with the festival organisers.

Will Ivory Sales Be Banned In New Zealand?

9/2/2017

 
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Image: Antiques Trade Gazette
Have you got some ivory trinkets knocking around in a drawer? Inherited some of grandmother's ivory handled cutlery or ivory backed silhouette painting? Do you collect Japanese netsuke, Indian chess pieces or have an inlaid guitar? Its surprising how much ivory there can found in kiwi homes and the next few years could see a dramatic change in our ability to buy, sell or move products with ivory content.
2016's hot topic in the antique trade was the status of elephant ivory sales both nationally and internationally.
In June the U.S. implemented tough new laws severely restricting the commercial sale of ivory, requiring the ivory to be worked, (not raw or un-carved) and at least 100 years old or comprising less than 20% of an object.
China, the world's largest importer and seller of ivory will close all their legal ivory carving factories by the end of this year and have stated their intention of banning commercial sales of ivory, however, with no time frame mentioned.
Conservationists and lobbyists in the U.K. have been pressuring the Tory government for a complete ban on all ivory sales. While the Antique trade has been vigorously defending their right to trade in antique ivory, claiming their trade will have negligible impact on illegal poaching and is too restrictive on cultural heritage.
Here in New Zealand it is still legal to trade in ivory, according to the 1975 CITIES convention. In 2014 Trade Me banned the sale of ivory and other endangered species, however, it is still easy to buy and sell ivory through local antique shops and auction houses.
All of this debate has not gone unnoticed in New Zealand parliament, reports and petitions have been reaching the attention of M.P.'s and its only a matter of time before traders either decide to quit dealing in post 1947 ivory or new laws restricting sales, export and import will be introduced.
Image: Antiques Trade Gazette. Before and after views of a c.1900 silver and ivory figure of a beefeater by Berthold Muller. Ken Bull of John Bull Antiques (UK) was forced to destroy the carved ivory face and hands by the US Fish and Wildlife Service.​

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