Vintage Large Baule/Ashanti Lost-Wax Brass & Weathered Smoky Powder Glass Necklace Set MOD era The ring tests as sterling

The ring tests as sterling silver

The ring is finished in heavy gold plating over stainless steel

Bead size: ~6

or athletes rendered in bold negative-space cutouts

individually cut and polished

Vintage Large Baule/Ashanti Lost-Wax Brass & Weathered Smoky Powder Glass Necklace Set MOD era The ring tests as sterlingA powerful ethnographic jewelry set featuring museum grade components from West Africa. This set pairs the architectural precision of hand cast brass with the raw, wabi sabi beauty of weathered powder glass. The Components: Baule Brass (15 pieces): Hand cast in the Ivory Coast using the ancient lost wax (cire perdue) method. Includes 7 "Sifter" lattice work beads and 8 "Sun" spiral beads (approximate average size is 23mm diameter and 10mm thickness).