{"product_id":"wood-round-hand-painted-in-india-red-brown-black-on-graduated-on-28-inch-strand","title":"Wood, Round, Hand-painted in India, Red\/Brown\/Black on Graduated on 28-inch Strand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads have an interesting story. They were bought in Orissa, India, not far from Calcutta where we lived in the early 1980s. Beads painted and lightly varnished with many different patterns in red, brown and black.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes range in size from 11-22mm on 28-inch strand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere is a small very inexpensive clasp attached. I recommend restringing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey don't look at all Indian, because they were in fact heavily influenced by Russian visitors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussian factory workers who exceeded their state mandated quotas in the 1960s were given winter vacations in India. Some taught the craft of painting beads to local artisans with this very attractive result.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Indians were much impressed, and still told stories about the enormous size of the Russian women who went swimming in the ocean, and the equally large size of their clothing as it was draped over the balconies of the Soviet Guest House to dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the collection of Joyce Diamanti, bead researcher, writer and educator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51203943203125,"sku":"JSD-773","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/JSD-773.jpg?v=1754954833","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/wood-round-hand-painted-in-india-red-brown-black-on-graduated-on-28-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}