Brass, Antique Gond Beads with 55 Mini Pendants on 14.5-inch Strand
SKU: ASM-1060
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$85.00
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Description
- Stand of Gond small brass beads, about 3x3mm, with 55 mini brass pendants
- The Gonds from Odisha (formerly Orissa) are descendants of some of the earliest people of India, they prefer to be identified as Adivasi (original inhabitants) rather than "tribal"
- Gond beads started getting some international attention form collectors in the 1980s when I bought several pounds, at about the same price per ounce that silver was going for in India at the time. Today both the price of silver and of of Gond brass -- if you can find it is a lot higher.
- I'm hanging on to most of what's left of mine. There something very appealing about these small irregular beads and mini pendants. And if you polish it, it can glow like gold. What I'm offering here now came from another collector and former dealer in Indian artifacts,
- Only one strand like this available but there's a similar one at ASM-1061