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Polished Brown Carved Bone Beads 139043
$ 35.00
These beads would make great use for the “batik” technique. Mudcloth beads are made of bone and are created in Africa using a “batik” technique. Wax is painted onto the bead to create a design, then the remaining surface is darkened with a vegetable dye. Once the dye is set, the wax is removed. The resulting graphic is reminiscent of the African “bogolanfini” fabric known as mudcloth.
24 inches in length. 20-26mm in diameter.