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when cutting away the base of the tusk from the surrounding bone, as the thin part 

 is most Hable to get chipped and broken during this process. 



Native axes can be used with advantage for most of the chopping out, but for 

 this last part a billhook or machette will be found best, and will also be very useful in 

 camp for other purposes. 



For transport the hollow at the end should be stuffed with grass, and the end of 

 the base bound round with string or bark. 



Vaseline or oil should be constantly applied to all ivory at first, or it may crack 

 quickly. 



Other trophies worth keeping are elephants' feet, which may be made into 

 footstools or, if cut high up the leg, umbrella stands. 



Rhino and hippo feet for inkpots, flowerpots, lamp stands, &c. 



Rhino and hippo hide for table tops and sticks, zebra and gnu tails for fly 

 flippers, hoofs for a variety of purposes, and elephants' molars for paper weights. 



