The real Tibetan antelope horn string is black in color, looks shiny and is very smooth on the hand.

From the color of the Tibetan antelope horn strings, its surface color is black, and smooth in the hand, with good luster, the naked eye can be seen subtle longitudinal fissures and light-colored texture. Its raw material Tibetan antelope horn density, so Tibetan antelope horn string in the hand has a strong sense of falling, and no smell. And antelope horn strings or antelope horn products with hand cotton rubbing for a period of time can smell a mutton flavor, while the counterfeit is not.

If it's night time, you can use the light to irradiate, the strong light will be close to the Tibetan antelope horn string, the real Tibetan antelope horn string is pure black, and in the natural light or strong light are not translucent. Usually pay attention to keep the humidity, usually play with your hands, you can also rub olive oil in the winter time, so as not to dry and crack.

How to maintain Tibetan antelope horn strings

Stationary placement, just get your hands on antelope horn strings should be placed for a period of time, so that the surface of the strings to form a layer of film, is conducive to the late sizing on the color; play, play with the strings to keep your hands clean, try to wear a pair of cotton gloves to play, so that you can show better results. Usually play with the string to pay attention to not too dry, you can apply a moderate amount of olive oil, do not use commodity oil.

And yet, pay attention to, antelope horn with blood beads, blood is a distribution of stars, generally does not exist in large swaths all blood. Antelope horn has a through eye has been continued to the tip of the horn, from the cross-section can be seen, even if the tip is solid, the center will also have a black spot. It is like the sesame seed heart of ivory. Antelope horn made into beads is also generally in this through the eye of the hole, the aperture can be seen.