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Gold bead necklaces from Maharashtra, India

Beads made of very thin 22 carat gold foil over lac, strung into necklaces. Such beads are typical of Maharashtra, India.
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  • Beautiful beads. So simple and so elegant. They must be easy to to wear

  • Lovely.

    I presume they are filled with lacquer?
  • Yes, they have lac as filler. Lac is lacre in French, but is different from lacquer. I think lac and lacquer have different chemical composition, but I would have to look for definite info.

  • natural lac comes from insects, natural lacquer from a tree...

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