Welcome!

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.

Products

Postage within the Netherlands € 4,95

Postage within Europe € 13,00

Postage outside Europe € 18,00

News

25 Years of Bikkel and Been!

For the customers on the markets in July and Augustus the following news:

When you buy for at least €25,- you get a double sided horn comb for free!

See you in Raversijde (Belgium) and Visby (Sweden).

Calendar

Events 2023

Sunday 6th to Friday 11th August

Medieval market in Visby (S), Kapitelhusgarden and

workshops:

making needle bind needle
making small comb
making blowing horn

14th century A.D.

link: https://www.kapitelhusgarden.se

Markets

Are you organising a historical event or market? You may want us to be there. Read more...

Who are we

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...