{"product_id":"naga-shell-beads-antique-chank-medium-tube-2-long-2","title":"Naga, Shell Beads, Antique Chank Medium Tube 2\" Long, Sold as a Set of 3","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads are priced and sold as a set of 3.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaga chank shell medium tubular bead 2 inches long by 1\/2\"- 5\/8\" diameter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost Naga shell beads have holes big enough to accomodate 1-2mm leather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShell slices, tube beads and discs all served as high status adornment elements among the Nagas. Part of the old shell cutting industry in South India, they are at least 125 - 150 years old at this point, as the demise of that industry occurred that many years ago. Newer shells now come from the Bay of Bengal. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach tribe gravitated to one or more shapes, slices, discs and\/or tubes, and wore them in jewelry which was mostly distinct to that tribe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach tribe also had its own regulations as to the acquisition and usage of shell elements, some more restrictive than others. For example, certain pieces in one tribe may have only been worn by women, while the opposite was true in another tribe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMost shells were cut in South India, but some may have shaped in Nagaland as well, Tubes were definitely drilled out for beading by the Angami Nagas, if not others, in Nagaland itself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52897276657973,"sku":"ASO-201","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/ASO-201.jpg?v=1779120895","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/naga-shell-beads-antique-chank-medium-tube-2-long-2","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}