Copper Needle Case, Nepal Malian Vintage 64" necklace with pink

Vintage 64" necklace with pink "Berry Beads' glass ovals with clear and green seed beads in-between

there are a variety of shapes in these 22 inch strands

White hearts average 8mm x 10mm diameter and the translucent green bead average 7mm x 9mm diameter

Rustic surface

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Copper Needle Case, Nepal Malian Vintage 64" necklace with pinkThis antique needle case from Nepal is over 100 years old and is an incredible bead. 64mm long x 15mm wide x 7mm thick. Beautiful decorative tooled metal on both sides. Top slides out, center hole is for a string or chain attachment to wear. When sliding out, needles for sewing would be stored in the two outer chambers. This can simply be used as a focal bead, but it could be revived as a needle case, it's original purpose. Very unusual, and highly