Bone Beads & Pendants

All of the beads, pendants, and jewelry on this page are made of bone. Bone is a great fit for nature-inspired projects and all of your earthy designs. Bone is one of the oldest adornment materials ever used and is known for its fabulous durability, availability and ease of carving and dyeing. It has been made and carved into every shape imaginable. It is also lightweight, a good value and a wonderful alternative to ivory. Most of our bone now comes from Water Buffalo. Bone looks great when paired with other natural beads, such as wood, horn, shells, or gemstones.

These bone rounds are tea dyed with a squash pattern. These add a great natural look to your designs. Sold on 16" strands

Size: 8mm

These bone rounds are tea dyed to a light brown. It's a pretty color that looks very natural because there is a color variation on the beads along the strand. These add a great natural look to your designs. See a close-up. Sold on 16" strands

Size: 6mm

These bone saucer beads are tea dyed. These neutral colored beads make excellent spacers. Sold on 16" strands

Size: 10mm

These bone beads are dyed a dark brown, with a pattern carved out to reveal the white surface. These beads are a long tube shape and have a great BOHO or ethnic design. Sold on 16" strands, approx. 18 pcs.

Size: 18x10mm

Nice grooved oval bone beads that have been dyed a medium brown color. These hand made beads were nicely carved and have a collar on then ends. The holes are 2-2.5mm. Made in India - Sold on 16" strands

Size: 17x7mm

Pretty round bone beads. They are a white color with no holes or grain visible. Sold on 16" strands

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Hand-carved bone beads in a variety of shapes and sizes. The majority of the beads are white or off-white, but a few are dyed or antiqued. They add a great ethnic look to your jewelry. - Vintage

Size: 50 grams (about 100 beads)

Wonderfully carved vintage elephant beads, that are drilled vertically. Perfect for a pair of earrings or accent beads on a necklace. They are hand carved out of bone and each one is slightly different. The sizes will vary. Made in India.

Size: 15mm

These are beads made from dried fish vertebrae bones. Weird, unique, organic ... not seen on your everyday necklace. They are very light weight and will add some great features to your jewelry. Vintage from Gambia - 1-2mm holes. Come in two sizes. See another picture.

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Vintage handmade bone hook and eye clasps. These were hand carved and each one is slightly different as you can see. The bone is a light ivory colored and is smooth with little or no grain visible. Sold as a set, Circa 1970's

Size: Hooks 1-1½ inches
          Eyes ¾- 1½ inches

Vintage handmade bone eyes or bails. These were hand carved and each one is slightly different as you can see. The bone is a light ivory colored and is smooth with little or no grain visible. I can see many uses for these. Circa 1970's

Size: 1-1½ inches

Beautiful basket of flowers Intricately carved from bone. This pendant is a vintage item that was expertly carved from a single piece of bone. It is a unique and pendant with lovely details. See the back.

Size: 2 ¼ inches

Wonderfully carved large bone pendant bead. It has oriental symbols and two monkeys carved on it. There is nice pierced work too; it is hollow in the center. Would make a great focal bead. Has yellowed slightly with age. See another view.

Size: 28mm

Pretty puffy heart pendants carved from white bone. They are nicely polished and very smooth. They have holes in the top for an eye clasp to be glued in. Circa 1970's

Size: 1 inch

Hand-carved bone rectangles- they are flat with an "eye" carved in the center of each side. Sizes vary. Vintage

Size: 25 x 15mm

Set of 3 Intricately carved bone pendants with a peacock in the center of each one. These were recovered from a piece of antique jewelry. There are 4 holes on each side so they can be strung together as part of a necklace or bracelet. These pendants were were expertly hand carved from a single piece of bone. The two smaller pieces measure 1 ¼ x 1 inch and the larger one is 1 ½ x 1 ½ inches . See view A, B,C, D.

Intricately carved bone pendant with a dragon and bird. This is a beautiful and delicate vintage piece that was expertly hand carved from a single piece of bone. It is a unique and stunning pendant. See the back.

Size: 2 x 2 ½ inches

This rose pendant is wonderfully carved and polished to a very shiny luster. It is very white and looks like ivory. It has a hole in the top.

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