Brass Strand of Beads

Fine ridged beads in a narrow loop, weathered to the color of strong tea.

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. Tiny beads with uneven, scratched surfaces and wafer-thin spacers, strung in a long, narrow U. The tone is a smoky brown-gold, with a lighter patch toward the curve. Edges look softened from long handling.

Age has been kind in a gritty sort of way.