Bone Necklace
These strikingly bold ox-bone beads from Kenya are hand-carved and strung on raffia. An inlaid wooden core makes them lighter than they appear, lovely for wearing or for display.
- Dimensions: 30" in length
- Weight: Round- 9.5 oz, Square - 17 oz
Please note: because these beads are hand carved, they may vary with matte to shiny finish, and each will be a little different. We prefer to think of these as perfect imperfections.
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- TBTanya B.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 stars4 months agoNeutral palette
The bone necklace is neutral enough to match most Zuris. I'm wearing one of the bone necklaces with the Twirl Zuri dress.
- EWElaine W.Verified BuyerRated 4 out of 5 stars1 year agoSurprisingly weighty!
Like the recycled glass beads, I would say one strand is at least 1.5 to 2 lbs. - they’re just large enough to fit over my head and wear like a lei. Each bead is made of animal bone wrapped over an inner wood core. I had some fun at the Fillmore store where I wore two of the glass beads and one of bone necklaces - also very weighty. The combined weight of the three was excessive but also comforting!
I like wearing this as is, but if and when the string breaks or frays over time I’ll definitely either re-string or repurpose the beads for other projects. The Fillmore store had the beads in two styles - one more rounded and then the one I chose which were more squared off - I love that they reminded me of marshmallows!