Chain Kondh

The Kondh necklace is made of small glass beads, a bronze ring and bronze leaves. Inspiration for this necklace was found with the Kondh, a tribe from East India. An old bronze ring forms the closure of this necklace. The Kondh wore many of these rings tied together in hip belts. At the end of the strings of glass beads are small bronze leaves, a traditional symbol of the Kondh.

The glass beads in the red necklace are so-called 'white hearts'. These beads have a white core. Around it is a layer of red glass. This age-old technique creates fine colour nuances.

The old glass beads in the orange and beige necklace are called 'seed beads'. They are worn by tribal women from Orissa, a state in the East of India. Many of these tribal women wear almost no clothing. The body is covered with several strings of seed beads in many colors. The beads are even wrapped around the head.

The chain consists of 6 strands of which the longest strand is 75 cm. The ring has a diameter of 2.2 cm and the chain can be closed by putting all the strands through the ring.

This product is Fair Trade and handcrafted in small workshops in India.