Thai Silver with Gold Vermeil Beads
23 inch long strand of fine silver with gold vermeil handmade beads from the Karen Tribe of Thailand, otherwise known as Hilltribe silver. Hilltribe silver is about 95% pure silver and has a brushed finish. Gold vermeil plated, a nice thick plating. These are solid and have a nice weight. Thick center-drilled rectangular shape beads, or "Sticks", plain, no stamping. This is a tiny size of this bead, measuring 3mm wide x 1mm thick. Beads lay every which way, or can be used as a single spacer. Hole size is .8mm. Approximately 590 beads per strand!!