Description

The unmistakable spiraled tusk of the narwhal, looking to many like the horn of a mythical unicorn, has been collected and traded by the Inuit in Northern Canada for centuries, with the highest value being placed on the most symmetrical and straight tusks. Although narwhals are animals hunted for their ivory, it is illegal in Canada for anyone other than an Inuk to hunt them, and there is no commercial fishery for narwhals. Trade in narwhal ivory is prohibited in the US.