Scrimshawed and Etched 4-Sided Butterfly Flower Rectangle Bone Box Bead!
This extraordinary bead has been hand etched and then colored with India ink (a permanent treatment). Both sides are etched with a different design. This bead is truly unique. Don't miss out.
The material comes from domestic cow or buffalo bone; both are used as draft animals (for example, to plow muddy rice paddies) and are consumed as food. They are highly valued and are not dispatched only for their horns or bones; these have an incredibly small value compared with that of a living animal. Water buffalo horn and bone are obtained after death, and since the cultures from which they are attained believe in utilizing the whole animal, nothing goes to waste, and thus the animal is honored more fully.
NOTE: Images do not reflect number and size. Please see detail and table for information.
Quantity: 1 Bead
Material Type: Bone (Domestic Water Buffalo - Bubalus bubalis)
Size: 34x20.5x11mm
Color: Black, Brown Green
Legend: Represents endurance, change, hope and life
Origin: China
This extraordinary bead has been hand etched and then colored with India ink (a permanent treatment). Both sides are etched with a different design. This bead is truly unique. Don't miss out.
The material comes from domestic cow or buffalo bone; both are used as draft animals (for example, to plow muddy rice paddies) and are consumed as food. They are highly valued and are not dispatched only for their horns or bones; these have an incredibly small value compared with that of a living animal. Water buffalo horn and bone are obtained after death, and since the cultures from which they are attained believe in utilizing the whole animal, nothing goes to waste, and thus the animal is honored more fully.
NOTE: Images do not reflect number and size. Please see detail and table for information.
Quantity: 1 Bead
Material Type: Bone (Domestic Water Buffalo - Bubalus bubalis)
Size: 34x20.5x11mm
Color: Black, Brown Green
Legend: Represents endurance, change, hope and life
Origin: China