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 2022

Weekend 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

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...