Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.
Hand-carved African bone beads handmade in Kenya from recycled cow bone featuring bold tribal X patterns and oversized barrel shapes. Perfect for boho jewelry making, statement necklaces, leather cord projects, macrame, braids, and artisan designs.

Carved X Large African Bone Beads, 24–26mm, 5 Loose Beads

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Add bold tribal character and artisan texture to your jewelry designs with these handcrafted African bone beads from Kenya featuring striking hand-carved X and line patterns. Made from recycled cow bone using traditional artisan techniques, these oversized barrel beads bring earthy global style and organic beauty to statement necklaces, bohemian jewelry, braids, and mixed media creations.

Each bead is individually carved, dyed, and polished by hand, creating subtle variation in carving placement, shape, texture, and tone that makes every piece beautifully unique. The creamy natural bone surface contrasted with bold black carved details creates a graphic tribal-inspired aesthetic that pairs beautifully with leather, brass, shells, wood, gemstones, and natural fibers.

Their chunky rounded cylinder shape and oversized hole make these beads especially versatile for leather cord jewelry, macrame, braids, statement necklaces, and rustic artisan designs. Lightweight compared to stone beads of similar size, they are comfortable to wear while still creating dramatic visual impact.

PRODUCT DETAILS

• Quantity: 5 loose beads
• Material: Recycled cow bone
• Origin: Handmade in Kenya
• Shape: Barrel / rounded cylinder beads
• Design: Hand-carved X and line pattern
• Color: Cream natural bone with black carved detail
• Size: Approx. 24–26mm
• Hole Size: Approx. 3mm
• Finish: Hand-carved and polished artisan finish

WHY MAKERS LOVE THESE AFRICAN BONE BEADS

• Bold tribal-inspired carved designs full of artisan character
• Every bead is naturally unique and handmade
• Lightweight compared to stone beads of similar size
• Large holes work beautifully with leather and thick cord
• Beautiful contrast between creamy bone and black carved detail
• Perfect for tribal, earthy, rustic, and bohemian jewelry styles
• Adds collected global texture to statement jewelry projects

CARE & HANDLING

• Keep dry when possible
• Avoid prolonged exposure to water and moisture
• Store in a cool dry place when not in use
• Natural bone may develop additional character and patina over time

CREATIVE USES

• Statement necklaces and oversized bracelets
• Tribal and bohemian jewelry
• Hair braiding and adornment
• Macrame and leather cord projects
• Mixed media and decorative crafts
• Festival and artisan-inspired jewelry
• Rustic globally inspired adornment
• Layered natural material jewelry designs

PLEASE NOTE

• Each bead will vary naturally in shape, polish, carving detail, and tone
• Handmade artisan imperfections are part of their authentic character
• Natural bone tones may vary slightly from bead to bead
• Props and styling accessories are not included
• Not intended for children due to small parts

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