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This is fine jewelry that will require periodic maintenance. The organic materials that comprise this jewelry are constantly reacting to the elements. Even while on display or stored in your shop, these care instructions should be followed.
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This jewelry was originally conceived as ritual or ceremonial wear. Some materials and designs are not suited for continuous wear. A soft bristle brush, essential oil, a soft clean cloth, and a little time is all you need to maintain the surface and ensure the longevity of your bones.
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CARE INSTRUCTIONS
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DO NOT AUTOCLAVE DO NOT SOAK IN ANYTHING INCLUDING WATER CLEAN BEFORE WEARING. USE ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP AND WATER. RINSE & DRY IMMEDIATELY AFTER WASHING. DO NOT LEAVE IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR EXTENDED PERIODS DO NOT STORE IN EXTREME TEMPERATURES OR THE BATHROOM REMOVE JEWELRY BEFORE BATHING OR SWIMMING NOT RECOMMENDED FOR NEW PIERCINGS RECONDITION ONCE A MONTH WITH NATURAL OIL |
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MATERIALS
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At the Flaming Bones, we carefully collect and manage all of our organic materials. We use 100% of our horn and other materials by efficiently cutting and producing designs as to use all of it wisely. No material is wasted, the leftover pieced are made into beads for our Tribal Talisman Necklace Collection.
Water Buffalo Horn (Latin: Cornoa Bovis) Collected from various islands of Indonesia: Sumba, Sumbawa, Java, Sumatra, Lombok, & Suluwesi. Primarily black in color, Variatious of color include golden, red, tortoise-color, and occasional white "shocks", streaks, and opalized effects. The Water Buffalo is a member of the Bovine family. It has a fairly short life span. The horn is relatively abundant. The Water Buffaloes lives are not taken in the pursuit of the horn. In this region of the world, the Water Buffalo is quite often regarded as sacred. When the animal dies or is sacrificed ALL the animal is utilized. Exotic Hardwoods & Rare Roots Collected from remnants of handicraft production or recovered at building or irrigation projects. |
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| Ebony : From Borneo & Suluwesi
Black Dogwood : From East Nusa Tenegara & the Lesser Sunda Islands. It's hard, heavy, nonporous, tight-grain, & black as the jungle night. Sandalwood : Indonesian: From Bali & the Lesser Sunda Islands. Kayu Batik : From Irian Jaya - Very Rare. Indian Rosewood : From trees transplanted to Java by Indian traders over 1000 years ago. Mata Dewa & Rare Roots : From Bail, Java, Flores. Grasses : Coconut wood & Palm wood from Bali & Java - Yes Grass! Technically considered members of the grass family. Amber : From the Baltic regions of the former Soviet Union. Color varies from translucent to milky yellow. |
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Prehistoric Fossilized Oosik, Walrus Tusk & Mammoth Tusk:
This material is a minimum of 2000 to 50,000 years old. Much of this material is 40,000 years old or more. It is unearthed and collected by native Alaskans during the brief Arctic summer. Primarily cream colred. Variations in Oosik & Walrus Tusk include caramel, choclate, and rare red or black mineralization. Variations in Mammoth Tusk include white to cream, caramel, chocolate & dark chocolate. Oosik : native term for penis bone of the walrus. |
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