6,3m old Bonda glass beads necklace from the Bonda tribe in India, ethnic tribal adornment, old trade beads, ethnic necklace, tribal jewelry fashion

Authentic multistrand necklace from the Bondo tribe in India. Wearable like this or to use for your own projects. The Bonda or Bondo are a primitive tribe in India. It's a matriarchal society which basically means the women do everything. Beside a small skirt, woman wear only beads. It's believed the beads protect them from wild animals and evil spirits when they go hunting in the woods. Also interesting: the woman marry young boys to be sure they will be looked after when they are old...

✔️ Ca 6,30 m of wonderful beads, thousands of beads
✔️ 6 strands of ca 106 cm
✔️ Lovely shades of dark burgundy red, alsmost like garnet
✔️ Beads are ca 4 mm. These beads are handmade, no beads are identical.
✔️ Beads of this small sizes are among the oldest on the market, they were locally made.
✔️ Weight: ca 111 gr
✔️ fashion The beads will be carefully wrapped. Track and trace is an option at checkout.

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