Bone and bamboo mahjong sets
If you want the old-time touch in mahjong, get a bone and bamboo mahjong set. That's the original way! In these sets, the tiles are made of bone and bamboo. The front side where the symbol is is bone and the back side of the tile is bamboo.
Originally the bone was cow bone. When the mahjong fever was running the hottest in the 1920's and 1930's, Chinese mahjong set makers ran out of cows. The tiles are made of cow shin bones, so one cow doesn't provide material for many tiles. Eventually the problem was solved by importing tons of cow bones from the slaughterhouses of Chicago.
These days the bone is either old-style cow bone or fish bone. Of course there are few fish with bones big enough to make mahjong tiles, so the bone is ground to a dust and compressed to make tiles. Bone tiles can be suprisingly white and bright, if the bone is bleached.
Then there's ivory, but that's really rare and expensive, and importing ivory is illegal in most countries these days. Since elephants are nice animals and poaching is a huge problem, I'd really recommend avoiding ivory.
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LOVELY ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED OX BONE CRIBBAGE BOARD OR MAH JONG GAME SCORER |  |
12 Bids | US $116.92 | 6h 7m |
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handwork ox bone carved mah jong MEN`S bracelet | |
0 Bid | US $1.56 | 7h 43m |
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Vintage Mah Jongg Chinese Bone/Bamboo Wooden Box | |
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US $900.00 | 8h 7m |
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Chinese Vintage Mah Jong Tile Game Set Bamboo Ox Bone Wooden Box | |
0 Bid | US $145.00 | 8h 39m |
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handwork ox bone carved mah jong MEN`S bracelet | |
0 Bid | US $1.26 | 10h 43m |
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Vintage 1923 Ox Bone & Bamboo Mahjong Rare Set -B615 | |
12 Bids | US $45.00 | 11h 8m |
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Bone MahJong 2 INTERCHANGEABLE Earring Jacket Charms YG | |
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US $10.97 | 11h 24m |
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Vintage Ox Bone & Bamboo Mah Jong Set w/ Case B221 | |
19 Bids | US $37.00 | 13h 26m |
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Bovine bone Mahjong Stretch Bracelet 8" TH090 | |
1 Bid | US $4.79 | 16h 41m |
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Vintage Chinese Mah Jong Game Bone and Bambo 1923 with box | |
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US $174.50 | 20h 52m |
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Vintage Mah Jong Jongg Tile Game w 148 bone & bamboo tiles + mahogony case | |
0 Bid | US $49.99 | 1d 9h 58m |
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handwork ox bone carved mah jong MEN`S bracelet | |
0 Bid | US $.88 | 1d 9h 59m |
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Vintage 1923 Ox Bone & Bamboo Mahjong Mah Jongg Tiles & Sticks Set in Wooden Box | |
0 Bid | US $299.00 | 1d 10h 28m |
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MAH JONG BRACELET BLACK Ox Bone Chinese Tile Jewelry | |
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US $7.00 | 1d 12h 48m |
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4 Cow Bone~Bamboo Mah Jong Wind Tiles Jokers 3/8 Bone ~DD | |
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US $34.99 | 1d 12h 54m |
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MAH JONG BRACELET BLACK 5 LOT Ox Bone Tile Gift Jewelry | |
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US $28.00 | 1d 13h 25m |
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MAH JONG BRACELET 5 LOT Natural Ox Bone Tile Jewelry | |
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US $28.00 | 1d 13h 28m |
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Chinese Jewelry particular Bone Mah-jong Bracelets | |
0 Bid | US $.01 | 1d 16h 59m |
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Vintage Bone & Bamboo High Quality Chinese Mah Jong Jongg Boxed Set - 152 Tiles | |
60 Bids | US $290.00 | 1d 20h 1m |
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OX Bone Mahjong Rectangle Beads Bracelet Bangle Stretch | |
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Handmade Unique MAHJONG Bone Stretchy Bracelet 11 Tiles | |
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US $13.25 | 1d 20h 17m |
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Antique CHINESE OX BONE AND BAMBOO Mah Jong Ma Jiang Set WITH CARRING CASE | |
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US $199.00 | 2d 15m |
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Set of 8 Vintage Bone and Bamboo Mahjong Flower Tiles, 2 Full Bouquets Mah Jongg | |
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US $53.00 | 2d 10h 11m |
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144 Bamboo & ox Bone Tiles Mahjong Set red Wooden Box | |
0 Bid | US $.16 | 2d 10h 53m |
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0 Bid | US $.01 | 2d 11h 54m |
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Mahjong Mah Jong Jongg Vintage Bakelite & Bone/Bam Beaded Magnets - Set of 3 | |
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US $9.00 | 2d 12h 2m |
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Unused Mah Jong Ma Jongg Mahjong Set 152 stones Bone and Bamboo tiles | |
3 Bids | US $33.18 | 2d 13h 10m |
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5 VINTAGE MINI CARVED OX BONE MAHJONG TILES 4 CHARMS / PENDANTS CUFFLINKS ETC | |
0 Bid | US $.99 | 2d 13h 45m |
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B20 Vintage Rottgames Bone & Bamboo Mahjong Tile Set Game 144 Pieces | |
7 Bids | US $42.18 | 2d 14h 47m |
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Bovine bone Mahjong Stretch Bracelet 8" TH090 | |
0 Bid | US $4.79 | 2d 16h 44m |
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Antique Chinese Mah-Jong game in teak wood case Ox bone bamboo pieces | |
0 Bid | US $195.00 | 2d 17h 32m |
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MAH JONG, JONGG, VINTAGE BONE & BAMBOO 1924 148 TILES,WIND DISCS,DICE,STICKS,BOX | |
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US $189.00 | 2d 19h 51m |
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VTG Bamboo Bone Mahjong 138 Tiles + Betting Sticks Incomplete Crafts Altered Art | |
1 Bid | US $9.99 | 2d 21h 6m |
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handwork ox bone carved mah jong MEN`S bracelet | |
0 Bid | US $1.56 | 3d 7h 10m |
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144 Bamboo & ox Bone Tiles Mahjong Set And Wooden Box | |
0 Bid | US $49.00 | 3d 7h 37m |
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Set of 4 Vintage Bone and Bamboo Tiles for Jokers, Mahjong Mah Jongg | |
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US $22.00 | 3d 8h 38m |
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Ox Bone 925 Sterling Silver Mah Jong Mah Jongg Bracelet | |
0 Bid | US $30.00 | 3d 13h 6m |
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Vintage Toy Game Pieces Early Lot 128 Mahjong Tiles Bone & Bamboo Construction | |
1 Bid | US $49.99 | 3d 15h |
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Chinese Jewelry particular Bone Mah-jong Bracelets | |
0 Bid | US $.01 | 3d 17h 13m |
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MAH JONG BETTING STICKS 44 SET Scoring Bones China Game | |
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US $4.17 | 3d 17h 49m |
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Mahjong Bracelet Wind Tile Stacked Turquoise Tibetan Bone Raku Bali Silver | |
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US $15.99 | 3d 18h 34m |
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1923 Mah-Jongg MahJong Game~Bone~Bamboo~Dovetailed Box~Babcock's Rules~Mingg~Die | |
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US $195.95 | 3d 19h 35m |
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Chinese Mahjong Rosewood Bamboo Bone Set w/ Bats | |
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US $62.50 | 4d 2h 12m |
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Sunnywood 3185 Bone-Bamboo Mah Jongg Set | |
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US $70.71 | 4d 3h 56m |
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VINTAGE GAMAGE 'S OF LONDON MAH JONG GAME, BAMBOO TILES , BONE COUNTERS | |
7 Bids | US $64.78 | 4d 5h 46m |
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Exquisite Antique Chinese Bamboo & Bone Mahjong | |
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US $220.00 | 4d 7h 42m |
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Jewelry handwork ox bone carved mah jong bracelet | |
0 Bid | US $.01 | 4d 12h 22m |
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Unused Chest Mah Jong Ma Jongg Mahjong Set 152 Bone & Bamboo Tiles | |
1 Bid | US $19.75 | 4d 13h 10m |
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handwork ox bone carved mah jong MEN`S bracelet | |
0 Bid | US $1.56 | 4d 16h 6m |
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8 Ox Bone Bamboo Mah Jong Mah Jongg Tiles 5/16 Bone~Sticker for Jokers FF | |
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US $27.99 | 4d 17h 2m |
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