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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 373635, member: 5833&quot;]As far as I know (which may not be far enough) ivory has been precious in all places at all times.&nbsp; I can&#039;t image anyone dying it this color or hacking it up into irregularly shaped &amp; sized beads.&nbsp; Maybe if you were picking up discarded scraps from other work?&nbsp; These look fairly smooth/shiny.&nbsp; Ivory requires polishing to be glossy.&nbsp; Would someone make rough-hewn beads but go to the effort of polishing them?</p><p><br /></p><p>My feeling is that they are vegetable rather than animal or mineral, that the varying sizes &amp; shapes are dictated by how each one grew, perhaps some kind of nut that has been tumbled like rocks &amp; dyed.&nbsp; Are they too tightly strung to get a look at the drill holes, maybe even get a glimpse inside?</p><p><br /></p><p>Just had a thought.&nbsp; How about tagua nut, sometimes called vegetable ivory?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c0/fd/54/c0fd54dde097f3e1f3e5e15d3f980dfb.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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