2006-09-07 11:22:33 · 6 answers · asked by Dee Dee 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
ivory comes from elephant tusks.
silk comes from silk worms.
2006-09-07 11:25:17 · answer #1 · answered by Jessica S 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ivory comes from elephant tusks, and silk from the cocoons of silk worms, which began in Asia (China)
2006-09-07 22:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by jpierre603 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivory traditionally comes from the tusks of elephants. When carved ivory became coveted by Europeans, elephants were killed by the hundreds only for their ivory, their corpses left to rot. Ivory is also obtained from walrus tusks, and the tusk-like "horn" or the narwhal, a small arctic whale.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory
Silk is a natural fibre which is harvested from the cocoons of the silkworm, primarily in China. It is woven into a fabulous shimmering fabric that has never been successfully replicated by synthetics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk
2006-09-07 11:30:21 · answer #3 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
ivory comes from an elephants tusk...and silk comes from a silk worm it is what the larva makes their cocoon from!
2006-09-07 11:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by noseyroseysillywillie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ivory is the tusks of certain animals, most commonly Asian or African elephants.
Silk is a fabric made of Asian silkworm coccoons
2006-09-07 11:25:34 · answer #5 · answered by roamin70 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Silk comes from Chinese Silkworms well originally did.
2006-09-07 11:24:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋