Hand-Carved Vintage Bone Fluted Hairpipe Bead with 1.7mm hole. A slight pinkish hue.
 
 
 
Batik Bone beads are hand-carved from usually bovine bone in African countries. They are dyed through the batik method to give them color. The Batik method consists of 'painting' melted candle wax onto a carved bead surface then dipping the beads into a dye, then removing the wax. Some beads may be dyed then etched, showing the white beneath the dye. Most beads are black and white, or shades of brown.
 
 
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* Sizes, shapes and colors my vary due to being a natural stone, being hand-carved and/or difference in computer monitors.
* Both sides photographed.