Strand of Beads with Red Spacers

Glossy red tubes alternate with woven-pattern metal drums on a black cord.

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. Short, chunky red beads of opaque colour sit between cast barrel beads engraved with a braided herringbone pattern. The metal is golden to dark brown, with open loops at the ends. Black cord runs through.

Bold colour and fussy ornament sharing a cord.