Love this Lord Ganesh sculpture in ivory, but..

Love this Lord Ganesh sculpture in ivory for its ethereal aura, aesthetic quality and craftsmanship, but....

"Seated Ganesha"

from Orissa, India. 14th-15th century. Ivory

H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)

Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

What was done in the past is in the past.

Today, any and every usage of ivory must be totally stopped, to work towards ensuring a complete stop to poaching and killing of elephants whether in India or Africa or elsewhere

Whatever wrongs we humans did in the past, must not be allowed to continue.

Ivory trading was banned worldwide in 1989, yet ivory booty collectors continue in their bloody path, as the article below cites:

https://www.wti.org.in/news/20-years-since-ivory-trade-ban-elephants-still-threatened-by-poaching-stockpile-sales-2/

This may seem to affect the work and livelihood of craftspeople working in ivory, but they can easily shift to using other materials, and may in fact find newer and more profitable avenues, as every material throws up new possibilities.

The article below gives info on craftspeople changing over to using sandalwood:

https://gaatha.com/wood-carving-bahadurgarh/

However there are various restrictions on sandalwood, imposed by Indian government, and rightfully so.

I would recommend experimenting with waste material e.g. E-waste