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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 405590, member: 8267&quot;]They are nice beads. I believe they are water buffalo horn. According to a description of horn provided for knife scales, some can have &quot;strong figuring&quot;:</p><p>&quot;Intended for use in gunstock work. This material is selectively acquired by us from large, fat, high density Water Buffalo horn stock of Indian origin, in order that the grain structure is as &quot;tight&quot; as possible. Material will polish with a certain &quot;blue grey&quot; /&quot;oily&quot; translucence. Occasional pieces have stronger figuring and will be available at a premium and by arrangement.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.highlandhorn.com/bone-gunsmithing-and-knifemakers-materials/buffalo-horn-scales-150mm-95.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.highlandhorn.com/bone-gunsmithing-and-knifemakers-materials/buffalo-horn-scales-150mm-95.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.highlandhorn.com/bone-gunsmithing-and-knifemakers-materials/buffalo-horn-scales-150mm-95.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>These are examples of water buffalo horn beads, which show they can be quite variable in color:</p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcRZZu_8iAcgzzeXOUy53ysW_kBWK1Zz-xP80qxQl8xeh08RkKTFdMZGSexM7tTSmMARnUB1e0Z1kcZxhb0urTQG3Z9j4PdQqQsOT3hTE4W_&amp;usqp=CAE" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/546550533/horn-beads-buffalo-horn-beads-water?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=water%20buffalo%20horn%20beads&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-12&amp;organic_search_click=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/546550533/horn-beads-buffalo-horn-beads-water?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=water%20buffalo%20horn%20beads&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-12&amp;organic_search_click=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/546550533/horn-beads-buffalo-horn-beads-water?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=water buffalo horn beads&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-12&amp;organic_search_click=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.etsystatic.com/8674190/r/il/5c225c/1351946548/il_570xN.1351946548_868x.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/572192419/buffalo-horn-beads-round-black-horn?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=water%20buffalo%20horn%20beads&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-8&amp;organic_search_click=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/572192419/buffalo-horn-beads-round-black-horn?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=water%20buffalo%20horn%20beads&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-8&amp;organic_search_click=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/572192419/buffalo-horn-beads-round-black-horn?ga_order=most_relevant&amp;ga_search_type=all&amp;ga_view_type=gallery&amp;ga_search_query=water buffalo horn beads&amp;ref=sr_gallery-1-8&amp;organic_search_click=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose there is a chance they were artistically dyed/bleached, to create the distinctive spiral effect.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is highly unlikely that they are rhino horn. Too scarce/illegal (and valuable) to be used simply for beads.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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