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:: HORN AND BONE PLUGS ::
double flared earplugs, aka saddle shapes, including...
NEW Borneo flares and Berber dots, solid with bone dust or fancy inlays, silver cap overlays, and plain hollow or hollow with cut out designs :: HORN AND BONE SHAPES ::
NEW rhizome hoops, upside-down U shapes, omega's, round and square CBR's, yoni's, homegirl and compact spirals, Java style hoops, claws with balls or engraved nail heads, labrets, septums, and more :: OTHER HORN AND BONE ::
whole horns, quills, teeth, tusks, ribs, bacula, long taper shapes, antler,
stingray spines, sea urchin, spiral, nautilus, and dentalium shells...
Horn and bone body jewelry is here! Please note that water buffalo horn is black (or occasionally creamy medium tan, or brown rootbeer-like and translucent) and bone is white. Horn is made primarily of keratin, a fibrous protein, similar to that found in quills, claws, nails, hooves, feathers, wool, and hair, and is a very different material than bone, which is largely composed of the mineral calcium carbonate and the protein collagen. Please note that most horn (at least 90%) is black, and very little (less than 10%) is brown; these variations occur randomly within each shape and size category, and always sell quickly, thus will usually be unavailable.
We do not sell horn that is reddish-orange in color; this color of horn does not occur naturally and has been achieved through chemical bleaching which denatures the protein, causing permanent problems including softening, dull finish, increased texture and even stickiness, crazing, cracking, and other inappropriate problems for a material intended to be used for body piercing jewelry.
Please request current catalog pages to see the newest pricing and current inventory, or download this list via page 3 of our online catalog. We only sell what we currently have in stock and no custom orders can be taken, though you can ask to be placed on a wait list if what you need is not currently in stock.
This jewelry is made by carvers who work in millimeters, so may not necessarily match exact gauges or fractional inches. This also means we have plenty of inbetween sizes, so feel free to ask!
You may order it in any measuring unit and we'll do our best to match exactly what you're looking for.
We do not use item numbers, so a basic description of what you are interested in will suffice...
(for example: a pair of 00ga hollow horn saddles with dots along the rim, in brown horn if possible).
In the case of engravings, inlays, and silver caps, you can simply describe how a design looks...
(for example: 1" black horn plugs with inlaid white bone open star with pie wedges between the points).
Labels with the specific names of many of our designs are shown below and on page 3 of the catalog.
You could also refer to how far down the page a specific image appears, and which piece within that image...
(for example: in the third image down, the fourth plug shown on the bottom row, an 8-petaled Borneo flower, in 5/8").
The material comes from domestic Indonesian water buffalo horn (Bubalus bubalis) and 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. Scroll down this page for a quote...
Images shown represent a fair cross-section of the types of shapes, angles, sizes, colors, hues, engravings, etc., that occur within the given styles of horn and bone jewelry available. Variations will always occur as all of these pieces are hand made by humans out of naturally-occurring, non-homogenous materials. If you need clarification about any of these factors, please ask before placing an order.
International customers:
Please ask your customs' agents and wildlife officials about federal and local laws in your country which may restrict or prohibit the importation of certain animal products such as horn, bone, or shell. You will be asked to sign a release form if you order animal products to be shipped to a foreign address.
The following are the wholesale prices for our usual stock of horn and bone jewelry. Prices shown are per PAIR unless specified (as with labrets and septums, which are sold singly).
This comprehensive list does not necessarily reflect current availability; to see what is in stock and to view current pricing please call, download the catalog page, or ask for one to be mailed to you.
Click on the smaller images to view the images at full size.
:: HORN AND BONE PLUGS ::
This first section contains the horn plugs that we carry as seen in these group images.
These styles all have two flares (aka double flared or saddle shaped).
This section begins with our regular designs that we keep in stock at the top,
with our fancy, unusual, and unique designs presented next.
Please scroll down or click on this link to jump to the horn shapes section.
: NEW Horn Plug Designs :
Presenting... Borneo flares!!! These are hollow horn plugs with bunga terung
(Dayak tribal tattoo eggplant flower design) sculptural flares and cut-out spirals in the centers.
Prices are as follows:
00ga, 7/16", and 1/2" ($20/pair), 9/16" ($22/pair), 5/8" ($23/pair),
3/4" ($25/pair), 7/8" ($28/pair), 1" ($30/pair), >1-1/16" ($31/pair),
1-1/8" ($32/pair), 1-1/4" ($32/pair), 1-3/8" ($35/pair), 1-1/2" ($40/pair).
We also have a pair that is in the >1-7/8" range ($50/pair).
Like all of our original designs, this beauty is exclusive to Organic LLC.
Hollow horn saddle shaped plugs with geometric honeycomb designs
inspired by tattoo patterns from the Marquesas Islands (in Polynesia).
Thus, we're calling them Marquesas design plugs.
Current sizes and prices range from:
1/2" ($20/pair), 9/16" ($22/pair), 5/8" ($23/pair), 3/4" ($25/pair), 7/8" ($28/pair),
1" ($30/pair), 1-1/8" ($32/pair), 1-1/4" to 1-3/8" ($35/pair), 1-1/2" ($40/pair), >1-15/16" ($40/pair).
We have made several of these in bamboo with burnt designs, and have been pretty psyched at how they turned out. After getting some samples made up, we decided to go ahead and make this one of our new regular designs in water buffalo horn. Enjoy!
Another one of our brand new horn plug designs are these Berber dots:
hollow horn plugs with clusters of three dots at each of the four directions.
These were inspired by Berber (North African) tribal women's facial tattoos.
Shown above in 00ga, 1/2", 5/8", and 1" for $20-$30/pair.
We now have them in 1-1/8", 1-1/4", 1-3/8", and 1-1/2",
as well as a pair between 1-15/16" and 2" (these larger sizes are $30-$40/pair).
We were experimenting with either white bone dust inlay or silver dots...
...and a slightly different version with three clusters of three silver dots each in 00ga through 1-1/2".
Please let us know which is your favorite: 4 clusters or 3 clusters, bone dust or silver dots!
Update: looks like we'll be sticking mainly with the 4 clusters of dots in silver...
We have sold out of the bone dust inlay, but still have many of the silver inlay with 3 clusters.
: Our regular stock of horn saddle-shaped plugs :
Horn saddles with bone dust inlays,
or engraved and painted inlays:
10ga, 9ga, 8ga, 7ga, or ≤6ga=$10/pair
These small pairs can only have simple designs such as:
stars, spirals, or in some cases, starbursts/asterisks
5ga and ≤4ga =$11
3ga and ≤2ga =$12
1ga and ≤0ga =$13
≤00ga =$14
≤7/16" =$15
≤1/2" =$16
≤9/16" =$18
≤5/8" =$20
≤11/16"=$24
≤3/4" =$28
≤13/16"=$30
≤7/8" =$32
≤15/16"=$34
≤1" =$36
≤1-1/16" and ≤1-1/8" =$38
≤1-3/16" and ≤1-1/4" =$40
≤1-5/16" and ≤1-3/8" =$45
≤1-7/16" and ≤1-1/2" =$50
≤1-9/16" and ≤1-5/8" =$55
≤1-3/4" =$65
≤1-7/8" =$70
≤2" =$75
The above image was part of an older batch of water buffalo horn jewelry. It shows saddle shaped plugs with bone dust inlays. Many of these designs are still available, or will be again soon on a rotating basis. More designs are available than what is shown, especially in the large sizes.
Please call and we can describe what is currently in stock in your desired gauge or diameter.
Note that smaller gauges will generally have more simple designs such as stars and spirals, but larger plugs can have more complicated designs such as these.
Plain solid horn saddles (completely blank, no inlay):
8ga, 7ga =$10/pair
6ga, 5ga =$10
4ga, 3ga =$10
2ga =$10
0ga, 00ga =$12
7/16" =$12
1/2", 9/16" =$15
5/8" =$18
3/4" =$20
7/8" to 1" =$20
<1-7/8" =$40
<2" =$40
Hollow horn saddles, plain (completely hollow, no inlay),
or with sawed out hollow stars on the front surfaces:
(...Please note that hollow horn with bone dust inlaid
dots or stripes have been sold out and discontinued)
4ga to 3ga =$10/pair (plain only)
2ga to 0ga =$10-12/pair
≤00ga =$12
≤7/16" =$13
≤1/2" =$15
≤9/16" =$16
≤5/8" =$18
≤11/16" =$18-20
≤3/4" =$20
≤13/16" =$20
≤7/8" =$22
≤15/16" =$24
≤1" =$26
≤1-1/16" =$30
≤1-1/8" =$30
≤1-3/16" =$30
≤1-1/4" =$30
≤1-3/8" =$35
≤1-1/2" =$40
≤1-9/16" =$40
≤1-5/8" =$45
Hollow horn saddles with cut out cut-out spirals or triskels:
≤0ga =$13/pair spirals only
≤00ga =$15/pair
≤7/16" =$18
≤1/2" =$20
≤9/16" =$20
≤5/8" =$22
≤3/4" =$24
≤7/8" =$25
≤1" =$30
≤1-1/16"=$30
≤1-1/8" =$30
≤1-3/16"=$30
≤1-1/4" =$30
≤1-5/16"=$32
≤1-3/8" =$35
≤1-1/2" =$40
≤1-3/4" =$55 spirals only
Various white bone saddles, solid or hollow, are available, but are often hard to get, as bones contain porous marrow centers which must be worked around.
We also have some fossilized mammoth ivory saddles; these can be seen below. These tend to be more tan in color, with cross-hatched lines that intersect at a high angle called Schreger lines. Note that mammoth ivory is very sensitive to changes in heat and humidity.
They are available in solid plugs in 4ga, 5/8", 1-1/8".
Some of our 'solid' bone saddles up to 1" are actually hollow pieces with bone caps on each end, as shown in bottom right of the image. This cuts down on weight.
We now have solid moose antler saddle shaped plugs
(see the images we've posted far below - at the bottom).
Prices before the slash are hollow bone saddles, after the slash are solid bone saddles (ex: hollow/solid)
>8ga, 7ga = --/$10/pair (only solid available)
6ga, 5ga = --/$10/pair (only solid available in 6ga)
4ga, 3ga =$12/$12 (solid also in mammoth ivory; ask about quality discounts)
2ga =$12/$12 (solid also in mammoth ivory)
0ga =$15/$15
00ga =$15/$18 (solid mammoth ivory)
7/16" =$21/$21
1/2" =$24/$24
9/16" =$27/$27
5/8" =$30/$30 (solid antler or mammoth ivory; ask about quality discounts)
3/4" =$30/$30 ('solid' are hollow pieces with both ends capped off)
1-1/8" =$48/$55 (mammoth ivory also available in hollow and solid; ask about quality discounts)
<1-1/4" solid bone = --/$45
1-3/8" hollow bone or solid moose antler =$50/$50
1-7/16" solid only bone = --/$50
1-1/2" solid only moose antler = --/$55
<1-5/8" hollow moose antler =$60/--
Horn saddles with overlaid silver caps:
Please click on the thumbnail for a full-sized image...
0ga =$18/pair
between 0ga and 00ga=$19/pair
00ga =$20
7/16" =$23
1/2" sold out
9/16" =$28
5/8" =$30
3/4" =$32
7/8" =$35
15/16" =$38
1" =$42
1-1/16" =$45
1-1/4" =$50
>1-5/16" =$60
<1-3/8" =$60
>1-7/16" =$65
<1-5/8" =$70
2-9/16" =ask!
Also ask us about pairs with quality issues that are discounted!
More designs are available than posted here, see the labeled group scan near the top of the page above, and also just ask us what designs are currently available in your size.
: Hollow and solid horn saddles with opal inlays :
Please note that all inlay materials are more sensitive to changes in heat and humidity as the materials expand and contract at different rates. Since opals naturally contain water, they are even more susceptible to these effects, and may become dislodged. Please handle and store these materials with special care.
Super cool hollow horn saddles with opal inlays along each front rim. Gorgeous-some of our favorites!
These are NOT synthetic or simulated opals, they are the real deal. Most are doublets.
5/8" is the smallest that we can offer due to the walls having to be thick to accommodate the opals...
Prices and availability for pairs of hollow horn plugs with multiple opal inlays (5 to 8 opals per plug): 5/8" ($35), 3/4" ($43), btwn. 13/16" and 7/8" ($45), <1" ($50), <1-1/8" ($52), btwn. 1-7/16" and 1-1/2" ($65), <1-3/4" ($75), and 2" ($80-brown boulder opals).
Images above were an older batch, and are not the exact pairs we currently have available.
We are currently SOLD OUT of:
7/8" ($48/pair), 1-1/4" ($55/pair), 1-3/8" ($60/pair), 1-5/8" ($70/pair).
This pair of 5/8" hollow horn plugs features shiny black stone inlays instead of opals.
While I'm not sure which exact stone this is, they lend a fancy yet subtle look.
Seen above are our exclusive opal one-flares, available in: 4ga (only one single piece left!)
for a mere $10/each piece.
Opal-fronted horn labrets: >4ga to <3ga are $10/each; 2ga and >0ga are $12/each; 00ga and 1/2" are $15/each.
Solid horn saddle shaped plugs with single opal dot and surrounding bone dust inlays:
Several sizes have not yet been scanned. Please call and we will be happy to describe them to you!
NOT SHOWN: 3ga to <2ga ($20), ≤0ga ($20), btwn. 0ga and 00ga ($20),
SHOWN: >00ga ($22); of the four pairs in a row out of five in the above image,
there is only one pair between >00ga and 7/16" left as shown in 4th position with 8-based burst design,
SHOWN on the far right of the same image: 7/16" ($23-though the example shown has SOLD, the pair we do have has spirals)
NOT SHOWN: 1/2" ($24).
9/16" ($25): one pair not shown; 4-based design as shown SOLD; tiger's eye SOLD.
SHOWN: 5/8" ($28). The top row has sold out.
The bottom four pair include the first which look a bit like the Borneo flowers, the middle two pair which are both ≤5/8" (stars SOLD), and the last pair (4-based flower-like) which is >5/8".
SHOWN: ≤3/4" ($35). Floral, or lightning-bolt energetic.
NOT SHOWN: >3/4" but <13/16":
with central boulder opals (brown with veins of color) and 5-based flower-like bone dust inlay ($35).
NOT SHOWN: 7/8": one pair just like the floral 3/4" pair shown left above, one pair with a squarish design.
NOT SHOWN: 1": with central boulder opals and 5-based spiral flame-like bone dust inlay ($42).
NOT SHOWN: <1-1/8": a pair of plain black horn with a small-ish central opals,
or a pair with with central boulder opals and spiral/diamond bone dust inlay ($45).
: Unique horn saddles with fancy inlays :
The following is a list of our currently available horn saddles with cabochon inlays.
Many of these pairs will not be made again, are one of a kind, and are not part of our regular stock.
There are limited pairs; please call soon if you see something you'd like!!!
Items that are not yet shown online include: exciting huge silver caps and inlay designs...
SHOWN: between 7/16" and 1/2" horn plugs
with Thor's hammer silver overlays ($24/pair)
NOT SHOWN: <5/8" horn plugs with
mottled creamy white colored fossilized walrus ivory inlays ($40/pair)
Hollow horn plugs with faceted amber inlays. 3/4" (pressed Baltic amber-$35/pair), or ≤1" (regular Baltic amber-$50/pair).
Horn double flared saddles with green, red, and plain paua shell inlays. Prices are per pair.
>0ga ($20) and 00ga ($23-SOLD) with big front flares, 1/2" ($25) and 5/8" ($30) regular double flares,
≤3/4" ($35) with red or green inlays, and 1-1/16" ($40) with regular undyed shells.
Five pairs of horn plugs with tiger's eye inlays.
Two pairs of 3/4" ($30/pair) and a pair of 7/8" ($35/pair) on the top row,
and two pairs of <1" shown on the bottom row ($40/pair).
3/4" solid horn with circular hematite inlays ($30/pair)
<1" solid horn with hexagonal hematite and silver glitter paint inlays ($45/pair-SOLD)
>15/16" solid horn with grayish iridescent paua shell inlays ($45/pair)
Please note that shell inlay materials may be dyed, irradiated, or heat-treated to achieve various colors.
<1" horn plugs with subtle gray shell inlays. $45/pair-sold.
Please click on this image to view one taken at an angle
that shows it's pink and light blue iridescence.
1-7/16" leopardskin jasper cabochons surrounded by fancy bone dust inlays ($65/pair).
Hollow horn with inlaid paua shell spirals;
some damage to the inlays due to heat and humidity shifts,
thus the discounted price is shown... call for details:
a pair with a small crack that are <1-7/16" ($60/pair-shown left),
and a pair with two cracks on one piece, ($50/pair-shown right),
where one piece is <1-7/16", one piece is <1-1/2".
NOT SHOWN: 2-9/16" horn saddles
with incredible Islamic style geometric silver caps!
The following are all horn shapes as shown in these group images.
Please click the image below for a larger image.
: NEW Horn Shape Design :
Horn bamboo rhizome hoops!
Rhizomes are the root parts of the bamboo plants.
Priced according to the biggest section:
0ga or 00ga ($25/pair); 7/16" or 1/2" ($30/pair); 9/16" or 5/8" ($35/pair).
These are designed to have many different sized wearing surface possibilities.
Three slightly different styles of these more claw shaped root hoops are shown...
The top left pair is angular. The bottom right pair is super smooth but less defined.
The top right and bottom left pairs have big juicy flares and more sections.
Let us know which pair you think is the best!
Most of these are currently sold out...
Please have a look below for another version of this shape!
Our newest bamboo rhizome (root) hoops, now with the largest part at the top, tapering down on both sides to the smallest sections near the gap at the bottom.
Currently available in <2ga, <0ga, between 0ga and 00ga, 00ga ($25/pair),
around 1/2" ($30/pair), and >5/8" ($35/pair) at the largest sections.
Let us know if you prefer this version, more like a CBR overall,
or our other root hoop design above, more like a claw in overall shape.
All of the above sizes in this version are currently available.
0ga horn split ring hoops with big overall diameter (around 1-5/8").
Only one pair left! $25/pair.
Horn upside down "U" shapes
8ga, 7ga, 6ga =$10/pair
5ga and 4ga =$10
2ga and 0ga =$12
We have discontinued larger sizes
Note these are not made for septum piercings,
as the overall height of these pieces from top to bottom
would result in the piece overlapping the upper lip on most faces.
Horn omegas/hair-do's
8ga, 7ga, 6ga =$11/pair
5ga and 4ga =$11
2ga =$13
0ga =$14
00ga =$15
Horn "CBR's"
(tapered captive bead rings without the beads):
Singles are often available for half these prices!
We have discontinued larger sizes
For similar shapes with smaller overall diameters,
check out the horn and bone septum pinchers further down this page.
Bone CBR shapes (white)
(tapered captive bead rings without the beads)
are the same price as our horn CBR's.
These are larger in overall diameter than septum pinchers.
Current stock: 14ga, 12ga, 11ga, 10ga, 9ga, 7ga, 6ga, 5ga, 3ga.
Horn spirals with big overall diameters aka homegirl spirals...
(for those of you in need of big, bumpin' spirals with larger overall diameters from top to bottom and left to right, so a piece will have more coiled material than our normal, more compact horn spirals):
Please note: small gauges of homegirl spirals have a natural tendency to warp so they do not lie flat...
We have cropped the main image so it will not cover up prices on some browsers; click it to see more.
8ga =$18/pair
7ga =$18
6ga =$18
5ga =$20
4ga =$20
2ga =$21
0ga =$22
00ga =$24
7/16" =$26
1/2" =$28
9/16" =$31
5/8" =$34
Inbetween sizes, too!
We sometimes have HUGE horn spirals around 3/4", 7/8", and 1"!!! Please call for pricing and availability.
BRAND NEW!!!
MEDIUM sized horn spirals
(between compact and homegirl spiral sizes in overall diameters):
8ga, 7ga, 6ga =$15
These sizes only!!!
Call to see what is currently in stock
Compact horn spirals
(more compact in overall diameters; though please note that the amount of material may be minimal, almost like a comma as shown, or coiled around more as above instead, though still compact in overall size):
8ga, 7ga, 6ga =$12/pair
5ga and 4ga =$14
3ga and 2ga =$15
1ga and 0ga =$16
00ga =$18
7/16" =$20
1/2" =$22
9/16" =$25
5/8" =$28
Wicked horn spirals
(aka angular spirals or penta spirals):
8ga, 7ga, 6ga =$12/pair
5ga and 4ga =$14
3ga and 2ga =$15
0ga =$16
00ga =$18
7/16" =$20
1/2" =$22
9/16" =$25
5/8" =$28
NEW!!! Super tiny horn spirals
(VERY tiny in both gauge and overall diameters,
only a few pairs are available at this time):
15ga, 14ga, 13ga, 12ga, 11ga, 10ga =$12/pair
Most are inbetween exact sizes, as these shapes are very difficult to hand carve; please be willing to substitute sizes...
Thin gauge size 14ga, 13ga, 12ga, 10ga spirals
but more like compact spirals in overall diameters!
See the image at right to compare a pair of thinner 14ga horn compact spirals and a pair of thicker 11ga horn super tiny spirals (though bigger in gauge size, they have very small overall diameters).
Please be aware that spirals in such small gauges will be rather fragile and much more susceptible to breakage than spirals in thicker gauge sizes.
Horn Java style hoops
(downward facing c-shapes with upward pointing divets
at the bottom of the ring at the opening):
8ga, 7ga, 6ga =$15/pair
5ga and 4ga =$15
3ga and 2ga =$17
1ga and 0ga =$17
00ga =$20
We have discontinued larger sizes
Horn claw with balls, or claws with nail heads that are engraved and painted or have bone dust inlay:
8ga, 7ga, 6ga =$10/pair
Small nailheads can only have star, starburst, or spiral inlays
5ga and 4ga =$12
3ga and 2ga =$14-15
0ga =$16
00ga =$16/20
7/16" =$18/20
1/2" =$21
9/16" =$22/24
5/8" =$24/28
Bone claws with balls (white) are the same price as horn ones.
Our current stock includes: >7ga, >6ga, 5ga, 4ga, ±3ga, and 0ga.
Bone and horn labret shapes are $5-12/each; most are $5/each. We currently have 15ga to 5/8" or so. They have a shaft and a round backing disc made out of one piece. Many larger pieces have oval backs.
The ends are either flat or rounded; a few are pointed.
See far above for our horn labrets with opal inlay fronts.
Fossilized mammoth ivory labrets go from $12-22/each on average (we currently have 11ga to 7/16"). They tend to be a creamy tan as shown.
The whitest pieces are regular bone, not fossil ivory. The only fossilized walrus ivory labret we have is not shown; it is <0ga. The fossil ivories are dug out of the permafrost in Alaska and Russia during the Summer months by native people.
Bone and horn septum tusks (curved) and bone and horn septum spikes (straight) are $4-10 each.
They currently range from around 18ga to around >3/4".
Yes, we have plenty of odd and inbetween sizes available!
Horn curved septum tusks that have bone dust inlay dots or stripes go for $7/each.
We currently have 13ga through >0ga with dots,
and 7ga and 5ga with stripes.
Check out that moustache shape in the fourth position! In 7ga and 5ga.
Horn septum pinchers! Prices are for one single piece.
We currently have: 13ga, >12ga, 11ga,
9ga, 7ga, 5ga, >2ga, and ±0ga.
We do NOT currently have horn pinchers in:
16ga, 15ga, 14ga, 10ga, 8ga, 6ga, 4ga, 3ga, 1ga, or 00ga.
$5 (tiny up to 3ga), $6 (2ga, 1ga), $7 (0ga), or $8 (00ga).
We also have TINY 10ga pincher shapes for other spots.
Bone septum pinchers (white)!
We currently have: >15ga, 14ga, 13ga, 11ga, 10ga, 9ga, 8ga, 7ga, ±6ga, 5ga, 4ga, 3ga, 2ga, 0ga, and 00ga.
We do NOT currently have bone pinchers in: 16ga, 12ga, or 1ga.
$5/each (tiny up to 3ga), $6 (2ga, 1ga), $7 (0ga), or $8/each (00ga).
Hey! Let's discuss the difference between a septum pincher and a CBR shape.
It's all about overall diameter: septum pinchers (seen here in the center in 14ga)
have much smaller overall diameters than CBR shapes (seen around it, also in 14ga).
Overall sizes change from gauge size to gauge size. Gap sizes may differ, too.
Septum pinchers tend to be ever so slightly oval overall, rather than completely round.
Are these measurements important to you? Then ask us about them when you order!!!
Horn flying dragon fetuses
with claw-shaped bodies are
between >00ga and <7/16"
(the smaller pair shown).
The large ones shown have SOLD.
These will not have a lower jaw as shown in the smaller pair.
They are $36/pair. Last pair!
Same price for retail customers!
:Please note:
We recommend purchasing only from companies that utilize unique horn inlay patterns and overall shapes, when going beyond the range of basic universal designs such as spirals and solid stars. There is a huge problem of original designs being passed around the carving workshops in Indonesia, where copyright laws are hard to enforce, and artisans often have lenient attitudes about reproducing designs they have seen in their neighbors' shops.
We know that there may be examples of honest mistakes, and that there is a possibility that someone may have purchased work from carvers who have copied designs without the knowledge of a purchaser. However, we feel that it is the responsibility of those who are selling products to ensure that the designs they are utilizing are original works, copyright free, or utilized only with direct written consent from the producer of the artwork. Please ask first about the origins of a design.
There are several of our designs that we have found being produced without authorization. These include, but are not limited to: stars with pie wedges, the 5 diamonds with 4 spirals design, and the 3 diamonds design. While there are many more, we have had the most trouble with these particular patterns being copied. Erica personally drew these designs; they are not from a book or other publication. They have been carved into jewelry for other companies and posted onto other sites and print literature without permission or credit. We have not sold or licensed them to any distributors. Not only is this uncreative, immoral, and rude, it is unlawful. We take this matter very seriously. We ask these companies and distributors to please discontinue selling our designs immediately and to remove them from any online or printed materials such as catalogs.
There are several other people and companies out there that we know have also had their designs for engravings and overall horn shapes reproduced without their permission, and it continues to be a growing problem. This applies to manufacturers and distributors of other body jewelry materials as well, such as surgical steel, stone, hardwood, glass, etc. We are requesting your help in putting an end to these unfair and unethical practices. Please let us know when you see examples of this, and think hard before purchasing from companies that steal intellectual property.
Finally, we felt that it would be appropriate to include a photo and quote that we feel sums up the status, reverence, and respect the water buffalo commands in the areas in which it is found.
Attributed to an otherwise anonymous SE Asian rice farmer, he said:
"To my family, the buffalo is more important than I am.
When I die, they'll weep for me; but if our buffalo dies, they may starve."
Antler plugs are occasionally available as a custom order; we do not normally stock them.
Antler is a type of bone that is dense and white, with a grayish marrow center. It holds a fine polish.
These are generally from deer, but may also be from moose. Antlers are shed annually, unlike horns.
The picture above shows antler plugs and is shown smaller than life size.
NEW: We now have some moose antler plugs in stock in larger hollow and solid plugs.
Scroll up for the full listing and prices in the bone saddles section. Prices are the same.
Some of those depicted with the black backgrounds are regular bone, though most of the larger sizes are indeed made out of moose antler as seen in the top image with the gray background.
High quality mammoth ivory saddle shapes!
These are expertly carved, highly consistent, and made from the best possible material.
Fossilized (mineralized) mammoth ivory is creamy white to very light tan (though darker variations sometimes occur), with characteristic cross-hatching in the form of intersecting Schreger lines similar to those seen on elephant ivory.
Please note that fossilized mammoth ivory is particularly sensitive to changes in heat and humidity.
Extra care should be taken to protect these items from such shifts, and should not be worn while bathing.
They should always be kept well-oiled.
All remaining pairs will be discounted due to quality issues such as cracks. Only a few left!
4ga ($12/pair), or ±5/8" ($30/pair); pre-discounted prices are listed.
Other types of bone plugs may occasionally be available, including fossilized walrus, mammoth, or mastodon ivory. The material is dug from the permafrost or found near rivers in the summer months by natives of Alaska or Russia. The fossil ivories tend to be off-white to creamy tan, though some samples may be peanut butter brown or even darker. Walrus ivory can have an oatmeal-looking amorphous center, while mammoth and mastodon exhibit a gorgeous cross-hatched pattern called Schreger lines.
A disarticulated mink skeleton in a box (science project!),
strangely put out by the Webster Division of McGraw-Hill Book Company (no. 18513).
I do not believe that this is a complete skeleton, and you should expect bones to be missing.
These images are not to scale. Please click on the top left image to view a very large, more detailed one.
$25 for all this fun!
Raccoon ($25), beaver ($40), and coyote ($40) skulls.
Please click on these images to view larger versions (not to scale).
Upside-down bone mermaids with hook-shaped tails. $20/pair.
The tail fins are the widest spot, requiring around 1ga to 0ga minimum to insert.
There is a vertical hole drilled through each one.
Hollow bone stash boxes with scrimshaw and colored crushed stone elephant, frog, beetle, or koi patterns.
These happen to be cylinders around ≤1-3/8" in diameter, though if you are considering wearing them as plugs, please note that they are very long in length, they are made of several elements that have been glued together, and that the lids are loose and will come off unless something such as beeswax is used to make them have more of a grip.
We have two of each design, and would prefer to sell them as pairs instead of as singles. $30/pair.
Fronts are shown first, followed by a back side, side view, and an opened box.
Porcupine quills from Africa (Hystrix cristata) or America (Erethizon dorsatum) are available.
They have been used traditionally as septum spikes, and might also be used as tapers (cut with a razor or very sharp knife-the ends can then be sealed with wax), or as hairsticks.
Please note that these quills have not been cleaned.
Quills are tapered on both ends and tend to be fatter at one end. We measure them in the center.
We have very long African quills that we're offering for $1 each!
We normally have them ranging from around 11ga up to 1ga, and from 3" to 12" in length.
Tiny American quills are all very thin, and are around 1-1/2" to 2" long.
They are 5 for $1 for sizes that range from hair thin up to around 16ga or so.
These American porcupine quills are available only as a grab bag of various sizes;
or, we can individually measure these and send a specific size of quill for $1/each piece.
Pre-measured fatties (American porcupine quills that are 15ga to 12ga or so), are $1/each.
After years of being unable to find them, we now have quills measuring 12ga, 11ga, and 10ga available!
We have a stash of rare African porcupine quills that have yellow, tan, and orange hues.
We've been assured that these are naturally occurring, and have been caching them away for years.
Now we are ready to offer some up for sale: $5/each. Sorry, we will not pick out exact gauge sizes...
These are sold only as generally long or short, thick or thin. Great for hairsticks!
Please click on the above cropped image to view one at full size.
African batiked long bone tapers.
$5/each. Great for hairsticks!
Porcupine incisors. These look very similar to the nutria teeth that we used to carry.
They are fairly round, but a bit squarish in cross-section. $3/each.
Very similar, though slightly larger beaver teeth are occasionally available at $4/each.
Giant warthog tusks. $12 (medium-large) to $15 (large-giant) per piece.
The middle two pieces are still available.
Warthog tusks are similar to boar's tusks, only heavier.
There are two types of warthog tusks: indented rectangular and triangular in cross-section
(one type is from the upper jaw, one type from the lower jaw, but I've forgotten which is which!).
Warthog tusks that are triangular in cross-section like boar's tusks.
The pieces shown in this particular image have SOLD; it is still posted for reference only.
Skinny ones are typically $10/each, medium ones are $12/each, and large ones are $15/each.
Big fat rectangular ones go for $8-22/each, depending upon weight.
Boar tusks average $5-20/each, depending on size and quality.
Please click on this reference image to view it at full size.
Our latest selection of boar's tusks can be seen below.
Our current selection of various sizes of boar's tusks.
The very large top pair are $20/each, the next five large pieces are $10/each,
and the smallest four pieces shown vertically on the bottom are $5/each.
The 'pair' of whitish medium tusks surrounding the four little ones have SOLD.
Only one of the small ones is still available, the others have SOLD.
Please click to see this image posted at full size.
Here we show python ribs, which are $2/each for large ones, or $1/each for smaller ones.
We also have a few rare very long or quite thick snake ribs that are $5/each.
Keep in mind these are not round, but like very flat ovals in cross-section.
Thus they are very difficult to measure. Requested measurements beyond 'large' or 'small' will be estimates only, cost double, and you must specify if you are aiming for that measurement near the center of the rib or nearer to the larger knobby end. Most tips have minor flares.
The maximum size for large ones is around 9ga in the center or 6ga at the knob end; most are smaller.
Sorry, California, we cannot ship any python ribs to you down there.
Human rib bones from an old chiropractor's collection in India.
$15/each or $28/two. Yes, we have 'pairs' too.
Sorry GA and TN residents, we can't ship these to you down there.
This image shows a raccoon bacula, another word for penis bone (plural = baculum), which can be a neat alternative for smaller ear holes or for wacky septums. This is a smaller size for $3/each.
Ask us about discounts if you're interested in ordering many pieces of raccoon baculum!
Not shown: we occasionally have larger raccoon baculum ($4), or small mink bacula with hook ends ($2).
Baculum are found in a surprisingly large amount of mammals, including rodents, bats, bears, seals, walruses (the Inuit term for walrus bacula was oosik), otters, beavers, badgers, foxes, minks, raccoons, shrews, hedgehogs, wolves, coyotes, dogs, and many primates (but not humans!).
Incidentally, female capuchin monkeys, mice, and at least some chipmunks and squirrels, have an 'os clitoris,' which is a clitoris bone! The term for this is a baubellum, which means gem or jewel.
±0ga African ivory talons on SALE for $12/pair, marked down from $25/pair - more than half off!
These are legal for trade within the United States only - not for export.
These have tiny drilled holes on the front surfaces, as they were originally destined to be pendants.
The four bone tapers shown above are now only $3/each piece (singles), marked down from $6/each.
Pairs are available for $6/pair, marked down from $12/pair... that's HALF OFF!
Some people also like to use these as bone necklace components. Ask about quantity discounts!
The first type has carved grooves, and measure from 18-22/64" (around 1ga to >0ga) at the widest parts, and are just over 2" in length. They are drilled lengthwise.
The second, slightly bent tapers, can be from >0ga to 7/16" on the largest part of the wearing surfaces.
The third, straight pieces, can measure from >2ga to 0ga on the largest part of the wearing surfaces
near the engraved lines and X's.
Water buffalo horn double tapered cylinders/hairpipes. Now only $1/each (they were $2).
They taper from > or =0ga at either end to >00ga in the middle.
They are drilled lengthwise-the hole in the center is approximately 1/8".
Whole polished cow horns from India average approximately 9" long. $10/each.
These might be nice in a display case that contains horn jewelry, or as drinking horns!
Click on these small images to view larger images; the second one will be shown at life size.
Mild extra shipping fee may apply due to their weight and size.
We've been out of whole polished cow horns for a long time; they are now back in stock!
Water buffalo horns are also occasionally available, but are longer and a bit more expensive.
Real horns - probably goat, though sheep have not been ruled out. $20/two pieces.
Great for Halloween costumes and mask-making! Just one pair left.
Nautilus shells cut in half to exhibit their amazing natural spiral geometry. $25/half.
Please click on this thumbnail-sized image to view a splendid image at full size.
As these are delicate, they must be sent by Priority Mail and we strongly suggest adding insurance.
We also have two pieces that are polished and thus iridescent on both sides, but have broken along the outside tails (after the center spirals). These would be $10/each.
White hollow dentalium shells were highly valued by Native Americans, and used extensively in trade and ornamentation. These are mildly taper shaped, and are $3/whole ones, and $1/sections.
The largest ones are <0ga at the biggest part; most are smaller.
:: All prices listed are wholesale to shops :: Retail prices to individuals are twice those listed ::
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