Revered Bone Hoops

These hoops curve, following the natural grain of the material. The doubled-loops mean as you wear them, you’ll hear a very soft click-clack, like the wind on bamboo chimes, as they slide against each other.

The water buffalo is one of Cambodia’s most revered animals. While horses have occasionally been used on farms (I once saw a small herd being brought down to the river for a wash), the water buffalo is every farmer’s dream. Gentle and massively strong, able to feed itself and living for a long time, the water buffalo becomes almost another family member. They are too valuable to be farmed, so what little water buffalo bone and horn is available comes at the end of a long life.

With silver hooks, the hoops measure 2.3" in diameter.