This is a eight- strand necklace of very small glass beads.This type of necklaces or similar ones are worn by different tribes around the Golden Triangle, in the border between Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, like the Karen people. Also Bonda women from Odisha, India, wear similar necklaces to these, in many rows to cover the front side of the torso.
From the beginning of the 20th century.
The necklace is approx 73 cm long. In good condition. The strings are old natural fiber, they can be in delicate condition.
There’s no clasp to fasten it.
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