4 Strands Unique Earthtones Hand crafted Ethnic Glass Trade Beads & Amber Bead Necklace with Buffalo Bone Hand Carved Pendant of Fish, Zodiac Pisces, Borneo Kalimantan, Indonesia NECK39
ETHNIC NECKLACE
Great Condition.
Beads were always considered to have magical properties and also had a currency value.
The Primitive Tribal Orang Ulu, Iban and Dayak women created these necklaces to wear or sell on the markets of Kalimantan.
Nice necklace made with 4 strands of glass trade beads: NECK39
Created with many small older trade beads and adorned with a hand carved pendant, representing a fish hanging from an oval Amber ball, the fish is hand carved out of Indonesian water buffalo bone.
EARTHTONES.
Zodiac Pisces Symbol, Month of March.
All hand crafted
Collected in the field.
One of a kind
All our collector and rare items come with pages and pages of research about provenance, and with history of the tribes and photos as well, depending on item and whenever possible. When shipping internationally, we group ship multiple purchases to save you money, and find the best rates available. If you have any questions or want to see research conducted on this piece and photos of tribes, let us know.
Indonesian water buffalo horn and bones are not on the endangered species list, in fact no buffalo is, from the American Buffalo to the Asian or African buffalo.