Burma, Shan State, 19th century. The large beads of hexagonal shape and held together by a black fabric string, with smaller fabric ‘beads’ between the beads and another on the string to adjust length.
Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear, some minor cracks to the beads. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.