20 Peruvian 17 mm CERAMIC TUBE BEADS Rasta Llama, R27
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These 20 ceramic beads were hand-made and hand-painted by expert Peruvian crafts people. Llamas and women with drop spindles are painted against three bands suggest the Rastafarian colors of green, gold and red.
The clay was shaped and fired, painted and glazed, then fired a second time, for a true ceramic hardness. Because they are hand-made, there are slight variations in their sizes.These tube beads are about 17 mm tall and 7 mm in diameter, with 3 mm holes.