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    Posted 7 years ago

    lentilka11
    (278 items)

    Flea market find again, I bought these beads with a bone pendant (apparently remains of a necklace) maybe 10 years ago. An another flea market seller told me that he thinks the beads are ivory, so I would like to hear your opinion on this. The beads are really smooth, and quite heavy. The pendant is from an another material, it is heavy, but porese. I would say it is some kind of bone, but really nicely crafted.
    I thought about putting these beads together with round black glass beads into a new necklace, so that I can wear them.

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    Comments

    1. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 7 years ago
      I'm lousy at identifying ivory/ivorine/bone. Kyra is the one who's good at that....and I think it would look very nice together with black glass beads.
    2. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      Thank you Efesgirl!
      Imho this is not ivorine, I have one ivorine necklace and the beads are just different, with different weight as well.
    3. vetraio50 vetraio50, 7 years ago
      The central piece looks Maori to my eye.
    4. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 7 years ago
      Can you post that necklace? I'd like to see it. Thanks.
    5. Efesgirl Efesgirl, 7 years ago
      Adding to vetrai50's comment:

      http://www.carving.co.nz/maoridesign.php
    6. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      This is very interesting!
      I agree, even the material used here looks similar to me:
      https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Vintage-jewelry-RARE-OX-BONE-CARVED-NZ-MAORI-TWISTED-PENDANT-Necklace-fashion-jewelry-wholesale-ib3449/32606014633.html?spm=2114.40010208.4.61.6uxQ6H
    7. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      Efesgirl, given my speed it wont be in next days. But I will post it later when finished.
    8. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      I googled another one pendant and this definitely looks similar - so interesting!
      https://wanelo.com/p/25052024/curly-maori-fish-hook-pendant-maori-bone-pendant-bali-bone-carving-jewelry
    9. davyd286, 7 years ago
      I don't think it's ivory but the quality is better than average. Look into "vegetable ivory", it's a nut that jewelers use in place of ivory, could yours be it, especially since Polynesia was mentioned.
    10. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      Thank you davyd286! You are great help, as usual!
    11. kyratango kyratango, 7 years ago
      Pretty beads for a nice project :-)

      I can see no evidence of material being bone (no tiny grey/black traces of blood vessels), the porosity feeling of the pendant could be a lack of polishing or age use.

      Can't see either evidence of Schregers lines for ivory, examine them attentively one by one!

      Tagua nut or vegetable ivory is a possibility too, as Davyd said :-D
    12. martika martika, 7 years ago
      Ivory or not - it is gorgeous!!!
    13. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      Thank you Kyra a lot!
    14. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      Thank you martika!
    15. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      http://tinypic.com/r/w9ekhu/9
      http://tinypic.com/r/ajp94j/9

      Stayed at home today so I started to work on the necklace. Cannot do more now, as I miss components. I tried for the necklace to have a slightly vintage look, hope you like it :)) Not sure if it will be with a lobster clasp, I have a black one so I planned to use it, but I realised now that I can find and use an older one as well. Will see how it looks together.
    16. davyd286, 7 years ago
      Nice color combo!
    17. kyratango kyratango, 7 years ago
      Very good work! It'great with the wire mount and black beads :-D
    18. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      Thank you guys! Really glad that you like it
    19. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 7 years ago
      The beads are nice and I love the result. Good work.
    20. lentilka11, 7 years ago
      Thank you Elisabethan!
      :)

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