Tribu products are created from natural materials. We search the world for the best sources in order to ensure the very finest quality and highest standards for each material. Click on the material name to browse items within that category.
Varies in colour from a yellow-beige through mid and dark browns to almost black; often shot through with lighter or darker colours. The colour variation relates to the stage of development at which the coconut was picked. Tribu use many different types carefully selected from all over the world for our different products. Rings and ear rings are made from the puttee, a smaller relative of the coconut (each ring from a different nut) and belts from the larger coconut.
Usually black but can also be translucent grey with an orange- or greenish tint. It polishes to a very shiny finish and is both strong and durable due to the fibrous structure of the material. Horn is made primarily from keratin fibrous material similar to that found in nails, hair and feathers.
Our horn is sourced from the domestic water buffalo, used throughout Africa and Asia as a working animal and also for it's meat and milk. NOT to be confused with the great American buffalo, which is an endangered species. Horn is regarded as a by-product of this animal's domestic capacity.
White or cream-coloured with a similar finish to horn and can be slightly more brittle but still a strong material. Bone is largely composed of the mineral calcium carbonate. Sourced from domestic cows, a by-product of the meat and leather industry, which would normally be discarded.
