Thai Woven Purse with Snake Chain Necklace

Silver woven like a straw basket, which takes nerve.

This woven purse with snake chain necklace comes from Thailand and is sterling silver. Thai silversmiths have long been admired for fine handwork, and woven silver echoes the basketry and textile traditions of the region. Narrow silver strips are interlaced in a close diagonal weave to form a small flat pouch with a flap held by a plain bar. A long snake chain attaches at each side by small rings and fittings. The silver has a dark, smoky patina with bright highlights. It is 2.5 inches long and 3.5 high.

Small enough for a key, elegant enough to need nothing else.