Brass Strand of Beads

Slender rows of weathered little beads, bumpy as tree bark.

This is a strand of beads. It is brass. Brass beads are generally made by casting in small molds or by the lost-wax method, then strung in lengths that are worn or traded. Bumpy beads with crusty, bumpy surfaces and slim collars between them, giving a stepped outline. The metal is a dark antique gold with patches of warmer yellow. The strand curves in two long loops on black.

Not one smooth surface in sight, and that is the point.