HANDMADE HILL TRIBE SILVER CHARM/PENDANT - BEE

Description

HILL TRIBE SILVER CHARM OR PENDANT
- BEE SHAPED.
EACH HILL TRIBE SILVER BEAD OR PENDANT IS MADE BY HAND BY THE KAREN TRIBES THAT LIVE IN THE HILLY REGIONS OF THAILAND.  EACH TRIBE HAS THEIR OWN DESIGNS.  THEY DO NO CASTING, BUT CREATE EACH ITEM USING CENTURIES OLD METHODS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED DOWN FOR GENERATIONS.
Darker area on the bead is a reflection of black camera used to take picture.  This bead is silver tone throughout.
HILL TRIBE SILVER IS MADE OF A HIGHER PURITY OF SILVER - 95% TO 99%.  IT IS THEREFORE A LITTLE SOFTER, AND OF THE LIGHTER COLOR THAN STERLING SILVER.  IT DOES NOT TARNISH AS QUICKLY AS STERLING, AND IF KEPT SEALED IN A SMALL PLASTIC BACK WHEN NOT IN  USE, THEY WILL STAY FREE OF ANY TARNISH.  SHOULD THEY NEED SOME POLISHING, SIMPLY USE THE SAME TYPE OF CLOTH AS FOR STERLING. IT HAS ALSO BEEN RECOMMEND TO CLEAN SILVER WITH LIME JUICE.
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 2" x 1&1/4
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