Brass Strand of Beads

A shimmering coil of discs, thin as communion wafers and twice as serious.

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. Tightly packed wafer beads of ruddy gold, some more pink, some more yellow. The silhouette is slightly ridged where edges overlap. It lies in two round loops, with the open end curling inward.

Fine, flexible, and entirely free of fuss.