As you probably know, "ivory" black is no longer made from elephant ivory

, but rather from charred cattle or pork bones. ... A few enterprising manufacturers have tried making ivory black from chunks of fossil tusks from extinct mammoths, which are surfacing in surprising numbers in Siberia and are being used legally.

Can I ivory be black?

Composition and Properties of Ivory Black

The term ivory black is sometimes used synonymously with bone black which is a similar pigment made by charring animal bones. The modern ivory black is almost always actually bone black due to the scarcity of ivory.

Where does Black Ivory come from?

Black Ivory Coffee is a brand of coffee produced by the Black Ivory Coffee Company Ltd in northern Thailand from Arabica coffee beans consumed by elephants and collected from their waste. The taste of Black Ivory coffee is influenced by elephants' digestive enzymes, which breaks down the coffee's protein.