Antique Brass Rings, Nigeria west africa Bakelite rings

Bakelite rings

and it has been enhanced sometime in the early 1900s (the upper and lower half of the bead has been spruced up with paint of some sorts)

20" strand of striped Venetian glass beads

Vintage original Nagaland-made 22" 58 strand necklace with small 3mm x 2mm red glass tube beads

This is Ruth's favorite

Antique Brass Rings, Nigeria west africa Bakelite ringsSold in a set of 6, these rings are 100 200 years old and are now quite rare. They are cast rounded edge, but quite flat 3mm which, 12mm diameter. Smaller size makes great earrings, or a large spacer next to large beads. Some have a bronze coppery color. Brasso can polish them up if you want to clean them.