Coin Silver and Amber Necklace jonquil lost wax technique bronze/brass basket

lost wax technique bronze/brass basket beads from the Baule people

The flat end on the back post unscrews

Approximately 50 beads per cluster

32" strand of new brass stamped/textured tapered tube beads from Mali

Newly made and aged to look antique coin silver beads from India

Coin Silver and Amber Necklace jonquil lost wax technique bronze/brass basketA bakelite Amber bead in the center and two yellows at the top, yellow glass tubes and red melons, all the rest are a nice silver content from turn of the century. A traditional necklace with no closure in the back; only knotted heavy black string. 30" long from the knot at the back of the neck. Center bead is 28mm square; silver beads are 32mm diameter x 40mm long. Strung in Ethiopia.