Brass Strand of Beads

A tangle of tiny golden discs that clearly refused to lie in a straight line.

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. Small flat disc beads stack into tight, ribbed rows with a soft matte golden-brown finish. A wad of grey fibre sits in the middle of the heap. Here and there a reddish bead flashes between the gold.

Humble little rings, enormous collective enthusiasm.