Brass Strand of Beads

Hundreds of paper-thin beads, stacked into a firm and slightly rumpled cord.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Strands of metal beads were traditionally worn as ornament and as a form of portable wealth in many parts of Africa and Asia. Flat disc beads in ruddy gold with the occasional paler yellow wafer breaking the pattern. Their edges are a little ragged, giving a soft, textured silhouette. The strand loops widely around itself, ending in a spiral tail.

Rumpled, resilient, and not remotely sorry.