Assertion: ivory | /r/HasProperty | important
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: for the carvers in china
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: before the invention of plastic
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Before the invention of plastic, ivory was important in the manufacture of cutlery handles, musical instruments, billiard balls and many other ornamental carved objects.
text: For the carvers in China, ivory is a very important material,” Vollrath says, referring to Chinese craftspeople who create decorative objects from legally or illegally traded ivory.