Brass Strand of Beads

Ribbed gold discs in heavy coils, with one stray reddish bead stirring things up.

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. A mass of thin, flat disc beads is packed into tight ridged strands with a uniform matte golden finish. Tiny red-brown beads appear between the stacks. The grey fibre in the middle looks fuzzy and worn.

Order and mess, sharing one tidy little heap.