Brass Strand of Beads

Hundreds of flat gold-brown beads huddled together like a pile of washers.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass has long been a favored metal for beads, its warm gold color deepening to a soft brown with handling. The beads are slim, ribbed discs with a worn matte surface, packed edge to edge in curving strands. Darker grey-brown patches show on some of the stacks. A grey knot of fibre peeks from the heap.

Nothing flashy, just patient repetition by someone with steady hands.