Welcome to the website of Bikkel en Been. Bikkel en Been has been replicating historical bone objects and using historical working techniques for over 15 years, supplying replicas of archaeological finds to museums and private customers all over Europe.
Besides replicas of objects in bone, horn, antler, wood and mammoth ivory, we offer demonstrations of historical bone working and wood turning, lectures on working bone in past and present times and bone working workshops for university/archaeology students. |
25 Years of Bikkel and Been!
For the customers on the markets in July and Augustus the following news:
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Events 2022Weekend 23 + 24 July Miedieval market Museum Raversijde (B) 15th century link: https://www.raversyde.be
Sunday 7 until Sunday 14 August
The battle of Visby and market in Visby (Zw),Kapitelhusgarden and workshop bone needle and comb making 14th century link: https://www.kapitelhusgarden.se
Weekend 10 + 11 September Gebroeders van Lymborch Festival Nijmegen (NL) Friday 9 September school projects Medieval market park Valkhof 15th century link: https://gebroedersvanlimburg.nl
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Bikkel en Been was officially founded in 1997. In Dutch, "Bikkel" means "knucklebone", both the ankle bone of even-toed ungulates and the game played with it, and "Been" means bone, our primary material. Read more... |