The final stages involve surface treatment: grinding with abrasives to produce a smooth finish, and polishing to bring out the visual character of the ivory.

The final surface of well-finished Upper Paleolithic ivory objects can be extraordinarily smooth, with a texture and luster that reflects the sustained effort invested in the finishing process.

For the tiara fragment from the MA-1 burial, the specific details of its surface treatment and finishing are documented in published archaeological reports.

What can be said generally is that its production would have required skills developed over time through practice and learning — skills that were part of the craft knowledge of the community, transmitted from more experienced makers to less experienced ones, and applied deliberately to the production of an object intended for a specific purpose.

The 120 bone beads required their own separate production processes, with the specific challenge of drilling holes through hard bone using stone borers.