:: All prices listed are wholesale to shops :: Retail prices to individuals are twice those listed ::
If you are looking for something that used to live on this page, but do not see it anymore,
it has either sold or has been shuffled to the other category pages.
Click on the smaller thumbnail-sized images to view full-sized pictures of the jewelry.
The larger images are always posted at actual size, and should print out accurately.
:: Body Jewelry from Natural and Traditional Materials ::
Horn double flared plugs with opal and bone dust inlays. We've had these in stock for a long time now, but never had detailed images up of each and every piece we've had available until now. Details are over on our horn and bone page. Enjoy!
About a gazillion new stone plugs, labrets, septums, and weights (as demonstrated above)
have been added to our stone jewelry page.
Please have a look over there!
Mexican amber plugs in 6ga ($25), 4ga ($25), 2ga ($30), 0ga ($35), and 00ga ($40).
Finally, more Mexican amber!!! Prices are per pair.
Earrings made from thin silver spirals (around 18ga) and Baltic amber drops.
The amber easily slides off so the silver spirals can be worn on their own.
The price varies by weight. As shown, these are $56/pair and $63/pair.
Earrings made from real fern, oak, or maple leaves, plated with platinum, copper, or gold.
$50/pair. The ear hooks are all silver. The fern leaves have 15ga hooks,
the copper oak leaves with golden acorns have ≤12ga hooks,
and the maple leaves have 14ga hooks.
Also, these lovelies have not yet been set with hooks, but are waiting in the wings:
golden oak leaves, platinum acorns, super tiny alder cones, and ginkgo biloba leaves.
A limited production run of the two kinds of horn warped spirals
that we had posted months ago as samples.
Shown first are inverted teardrop spirals (5ga, 4ga, 2ga, and 0ga),
followed by stretched spirals (6ga, 2ga, and 0ga). Starting at $21/pair.
Spirals in 14ga, 12ga, 11ga, 10ga, 7ga, 6ga, and 4ga, now in white bone!!!
Starting at $15/pair.
Other new goodies not shown include:
horn omega's now down to 11ga, 10ga, and 9ga,
horn Java style hoops now in 11ga and 10ga, and
super super thin horn spirals down to 20ga (crazy!).
Ebony cross over coils in 2ga ($35), 0ga (not shown) and 00ga ($40),
between 7/16" and 1/2" ($45-SOLD), and 5/8" ($60/pair).
We haven't had these for years and are excited to have some back in stock!
15/16" to 1" compact ebony spirals, with gorgeous brown streaks. $75/pair.
Giant wooden bamboo rhizome (root) hoops, homegirl and not-so-compact spirals!!!
In 3/4", 7/8", and 1". Normal prices for these sizes are $60-$80/pair.
Carved from black ebony (note quality issues, thus big discounts)
and light brown sabo/sawo wood (no quality issues).
A limited selection of fossilized walrus ivory hollow and solid double flared plugs, made from either oosik, tooth, or tusk. These are gorgeous variable tan colored, often with darker flecks, and tend to be a more porous and slightly textured bone material (especially the oosik).
>0ga solid ($20/pair), 7/16" solid ($28/pair-SOLD), 1/2" hollow or solid ($32/pair),
>9/16" solid ($36/pair),
9/16" with cut-out spirals ($36/pair), <5/8" with cut-out spirals ($40/pair),
<7/8" solid ($50/pair), and 1" solid ($55/pair).
Not shown: a pair of solid oosik plugs that are between 3/4" and 13/16".
Nepalese quartz crystal ear weights,
shown on two different backgrounds. $60/pair. ON HOLD
These are made in the Naga tribe keyhole tongpang style,
but with stair-stepped edges, like the layout of a Buddhist temple, or yantra.
:: Ethnic and tribal jewelry ::
Hoop earrings with colorful glass inlays from Afghanistan!
Side views of all three pairs are shown below them.
Shown first are two pairs of large hoops at $60/pair (13ga to 11ga).
Next are one pair of enormous hoops at $75/pair (10ga). It measures 4-3/8" at it's widest!
This enormous pair is big enough to be used as an upper arm bracelet, too!
Two pairs of medium and large hoop earrings with colorful glass inlays from Afghanistan.
The medium pair shown inside are $45/pair; the large pair shown on the outside are $60/pair.
Between 13ga and 12ga. Side views of both pairs are shown below them.
Large hoop earrings with red glass inlays and dull patinas from Afghanistan. $50/pair.
The top pair are 13ga to 12ga. The bottom pair are 14ga.
The bottom pair actually have embossed designs on the rounded triangles on the sides opposite of those shown. Oops! They have little upside-down hearts in the centers with decorative flourishes around them.
Large hoop earrings with red glass inlays and bells from Afghanistan.
The top pair is $55/pair (14ga) and the bottom pair is $60/pair (≤12ga).
Thai silver flat spirals $12/pair (a bit bigger than ones we carry for $10),
and tiny Lao-style arrows for $20/pair (a traditional design that have very thin wires soldered on top).
Heavy South Chinese tribal spiral earrings.
Likely Miao tribe. $75/pair.
Base metal earrings, likely less refined Tuareg tribe tsabit, but also similar to Egyptian designs.
Because they aren't silver like most Tuareg jewelry, these babies are super affordable. $40-$50/pair.
Click on these thumbnail-sized images to view ones posted at life size.
South Chinese hilltribe bird tail feather wing-less earrings. $35/pair.
These were traditionally worn with the whole piece going through the earlobe like a weight (and still can be!),
but these have had thin hooks soldered onto the tops for regular pierced ears. More options!
These would require between 5/8" to 11/16" to insert the tail portion.
12ga traditional Golden Triangle (SouthEast Asia) flower shaped earrings.
$65/pair. The hook is worn behind the ear hanging down as shown.
A nice big pair of old Hmong tribe bent arrow earrings
(pairs this big are really rare to find now). $175/pair.
They would require just under 2ga for insertion.
Inuit Alaskan bone curved tusks
(old artifacts, probably not originally used for septums but for another utilitarian purpose).
They are all between 00ga and 7/16", and are merely $15/each.
Old fossilized walrus ivory labret from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska.
Carved out of a tooth! Each side and the back (flare) views are shown.
$200. However, we have another tooth piece that would make a nice set of these.
If you would like to buy both pieces, we would mark them down to make both for $300.
Papua New Guinea cowrie shell septum pieces from Wogomush (river and tribe).
One of the cowrie shells slides off to act as a sort of 'primitive' o-ring!
The background image shows the man who actually made these pieces!!! $40-50/each.
Please click on this image to view on at full size.
Solomon Islands intricate shell nelo septum piece.
All shell beads held on by natural fiber string. $275.
Views of both sides are shown. Wow!!!
Remind me to include a photocopy from an old book I have showing men wearing their nelo.
:: Non-piercing jewelry ::
Hindu swastika hairstick made from coconut and wood. $12. Back in stock!
Ammonite and silver spiral pendants. $25/each.
Six style of Ganesha pendants from Thailand. $15/each.
The bottom four depict Ganesh seated on his traditional mount, a rat.
A large Afghani pendant with green (with a hint of blue) stone inlays, and
an unusual finger ring with four noisy bells (I've seen similar ones cited as Turkoman). $15/each.
:: Non-jewelry goodies ::
Nepalese decorated goat skulls!!!
Each skull will vary quite a bit from skull to skull and from what you see here. Not shown at life size.
$100 to $125/each, plus extra shipping, which varies by zone and type of shipping (likely around $12-$16). Please note that it is common for some of the bits to be missing or come loose during shipping; this should be expected.
Nepalese ritual dance mask with attached hair, beads, and septum jewelry.
Super intense. $125. Shown smaller than life size.
India stone boxes with flower inlay. $20/pair. Lids shown on top, open insides shown below.
I was originally going to wax the lids to get them to stay on to make a huge pair of plugs
(with the lid acting as a big one-flare on the fronts), but just never got around to it.
The bottoms measure between 2-7/16" to 2-1/2" and perhaps could still be utilized as cylinders
without the inlaid lids. Or use them as jewelry stash boxes!
Chinese women's lotus shoes for footbound feet.
$100/pair. Shown smaller than life size.
The turquoise pair has SOLD.
Kenyah Dayak (upriver Borneo tribe) tree of life patterned tan and yellow dress.
I had this custom made for me while in Sarawak, but unfoturnately never felt that the color suited me.
It is new and unworn and has been sitting in my office closet. Perhaps around a size 9. $50.
The tree of life wallhangings are not being reprinted, so this is as good as it gets!
Click these thumbnail-sized images to view larger ones (not life size). Front and back views shown.
Embossed leather box-shaped carrying bag or purse,
likely from the nomadic African Tuareg tribe. $30.
It measures around 5" by 6".
These photos are not posted at life size.
A Berber headdress from Morocco. 24" long. $45.
The top middle and the two ends have sharp hooks. Note that the metal chain is a bit twisted.
Please click this image for a larger version of the photo, although also not posted at life size.
A worn embroidered cloth and tin (?) headdress from the Yao or Miao tribes in South China.
I have seen another for sale described as being Miao from Huangping County of Guizhou Province.
The metal moves on springs and features bird and flower designs. $75.
Please click on this thumbnail to view a larger image.
About to be posted...
Some goodies we're sitting on, but either haven't found the time to scan,
photograph, describe, program in the html, or upload yet:
Images of the stone double flared plugs mentioned but not yet shown...
If something is of particular interest, please let us know. We'll attempt to finish those updates first.
The following are not yet shown on this website nor any catalog pages, images, or scans,
and possibly will never be posted... Please call or visit this page to view the current catalog pages!
Unique horn plugs including: opal inlay plugs that also have bone dust inlays, really amazing huge silver cap and bone dust inlay designs in very large plugs...
Pre-made hardwood plugs are sporadically available. Please inquire about our current selection.
Pre-made bamboo plugs - normal prices, but with no wait. We usually have some that are solid on one side (cut on the node), black bamboo, and the normal hollow variety. Please ask!
Various used books come and go: cultural anthropology, medical, piercing related, etc.
Coming at some point: Brazilian indigenous peoples' traditional ear jewelry.
Congratulations for making it to the bottom of this very long page!!! Are you still reading this? You rock!
:: All prices listed are wholesale to shops :: Retail prices to individuals are twice those listed ::
