scrimshaw lone mammothMade with Yukon Mammoth Ivory by Stan Reynolds 6 1 2 l x 2 w x 3 h (in) Mammoth Ivory mounted on wooden base Scrimshaw is the art of etching into ivory with a fine needle, traditionally a maritime tradition using exotic elephant or walrus ivory, scrimshaw is often used to depict animals. Stan Reynolds has been carving in Mammoth since the sixties when he made Dawson City, Yukon his home.