象牙被广泛使用，特别是在东方，因为它的耐久性。
象牙是从大象和河马等动物的犬齿中提取的，所以它的象征意义与这些动物的符号学有关。
象牙经常被用于幸运符、护身符和宗教雕塑。 它的白色代表纯洁和道德力量。 象牙还代表长寿、耐力、智慧和力量。
象牙塔
象牙塔代表了一个知识分子的世界，更深层的哲学问题和思想的世界，远离平庸的日常生活的实际问题。
根据《雅歌》，象牙塔代表脖子，代表世俗的东西和具有更高、神圣、形而上的重要性的东西之间的分离。 它也是高贵和纯洁的象征。
见大象和河马的符号学。
See_also: 河马 另见象牙色婚礼。
See_also: Valknut
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