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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2841404, member: 8267"]The chemical composition of horn is the same, whatever bovine it came from. Color can be variable in a single horn and it can also be bleached or dyed, so it may not be indicative of any particular species. Horn beads are made in a number of countries, using horn from cattle, water buffalo, and other species. So it may not be possible to say what particular type your beads are.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are all made of Philippine water buffalo:</p><p><img src="https://cdn.beadsandpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/30031301/Round-Horn-Beads.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.beadsandpieces.com/product-category/beads-pendants/natural-beads/natural-beads-horn-beads/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.beadsandpieces.com/product-category/beads-pendants/natural-beads/natural-beads-horn-beads/" rel="nofollow">https://www.beadsandpieces.com/product-category/beads-pendants/natural-beads/natural-beads-horn-beads/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2841404, member: 8267"]The chemical composition of horn is the same, whatever bovine it came from. Color can be variable in a single horn and it can also be bleached or dyed, so it may not be indicative of any particular species. Horn beads are made in a number of countries, using horn from cattle, water buffalo, and other species. So it may not be possible to say what particular type your beads are. These are all made of Philippine water buffalo: [IMG]https://cdn.beadsandpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/30031301/Round-Horn-Beads.jpg[/IMG] [URL]https://www.beadsandpieces.com/product-category/beads-pendants/natural-beads/natural-beads-horn-beads/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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