This is a necklace of some stone - perhaps white quartz, with an amber bead, brass wire and brass clasp.
This is a string of small copper beads and a necklace which is made entirely of silver jump rings.
Some really gorgeous malachite beads.
A necklace of clay beads.
Two stamped brass leaves, some brass bells and a brass spiral.
Some really interesting blue beads - they are really lightweight - I am not sure what they are made of.
A beaded choker.
An amazing multi-strand necklace - looks like seed pods, some wooden animal charms, what appear to be wooden tubes and some brass beads - that was made, then dipped to tint it green.
Some amazingly HUGE amber beads - I am not sure if it's what is called Moroccan amber or copal amber, but it's really beautiful.
3 comments:
wow what a generous lady. I can only imagine what the rest of her treasures look like!
Where in Africa did your friend stay? Which country? There are over 50 each with their own particular culture, down to the jewellery they make and wear.
To me the blue beads look like clay.These are commonly found in the West African regions. The amber looks like amber but could also be aged soapstone, found in Nigeria.
Very interesting post!
Anne
These are some gorgeous pieces. Scrolling through I could see an idea for using ALL of them in one piece!
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