Brass Strand of Beads

A loop of angular nuggets, rubbed soft in the middle and dull at the tips.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass beads in a strand are often graded or mixed by size, so the rhythm of the strand is as much a part of the piece as the beads. Medium bicones with flat planes and ridged midlines, brushed to a satiny yellow-brown. Greenish tarnish tints the narrow ends. Tan fiber twists around a bead near the bottom of the strand.

Strung without fuss, worn without worry.