Calavera Light Buffalo Bone Bracelet

Signature KAMO By Kary Calavera bracelet. Featuring buffalo bone and a skull bead, this chunky elastic bracelet is an effortlessly cool addition to any outfit. All KAMO by Kary pieces are hand sourced and designed by Kary Brittingham and handmade in Dallas, Texas. Calavera is Spanish for skull. Throughout time skulls on jewelry have represented toughness and bravery. In Mexican culture, the Calavera represents death and rebirth, the entire reason for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations. Local culture believes the afterlife to be just as important, if not more important, than your life on earth. The Calavera symbolizes both sides, life and the afterlife.  For sizing, please measure your wrist circumference.  About your stone: Buffalo Bone as a jewelry medium has a fascinating history. It has been used to make jewelry for centuries. Before man learnt to communicate through words and written forms, he liked to possess and create beautiful pieces to gift to another as a gesture. Bone jewelry was one of the first kinds of adornment made by man. Animal bone was essentially one of the first ways of making jewelry! Read more on the It's a Situation blog!