{"product_id":"clamshell-tiny-heishi-beads-matter-collection-153667","title":"Clamshell Tiny Heishi Beads MATTER COLLECTION","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe name Heishi‚ comes to us from the Santo Domingo and San Felipe Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and can be translated as shell bead. The earliest recorded beads were made using the Heishi technique. Heishi is produced by perforating shell fragments, threading them on wire, and then grinding them into disk shapes against a stone. Whereas Heishi originally referred only to shell beads made with this technique, the term is now applied to disk-shaped beads made from almost any natural material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"m_4682011111629297581gmail-m_5056477544003927696gmail-m_6090355301173967715gmail-m_-5807848130149182035gmail-m_8037818370477357595gmail-m_4047976465535798734gmail-m_1763473150553212127gmail-:le\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"m_4682011111629297581gmail-m_5056477544003927696gmail-m_6090355301173967715gmail-m_-5807848130149182035gmail-m_8037818370477357595gmail-m_4047976465535798734gmail-m_1763473150553212127gmail-:lf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis strand is not intended to be a ready-to-wear necklace. Although the strand can be worn \"as is,\" the raffia holding it together is not durable and may break with use. For this reason, we recommend that you restring the beads before wearing them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eProvenance: Matter Collection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the collection of Margie and Phil Matter. Margie lived in South Africa, and later she and her husband Phil opened a gallery in Tucson. Everything in this collection was in their home for more than thirty years. Africa Direct recently bought the collection; at 95, Margie wants to share the things she has loved so much.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"PRODUCT.metafields.global.Strand_Length-anchor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrand Length: 24 inches (includes string\/raffia)\u003cbr\u003eBead Size: 5 mm diameter. See picture with penny for size comparison. U.S. penny is 19mm in diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e153667\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sku 153000","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51136505544999,"sku":"153667","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/1015\/9911\/files\/IMG_6829.jpg?v=1773346200","url":"https:\/\/africadirect.com\/products\/clamshell-tiny-heishi-beads-matter-collection-153667","provider":"Africa Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}