Maasai Bead Set, Medallion Necklace

A Maasai style beaded set: a medallion necklace, two bracelets and earrings. Includes one necklace, two bracelets and one pair of drop earrings. The necklace is what sets this one apart. A single yellow beaded rope runs round the back of the neck to two gold tone medallions, and from each medallion three ropes fall across the front, yellow on one side and white on the other, meeting in a band of red. It is colour blocking rather than banded pattern, so it reads boldly from across a room and still looks clean up close. The two bracelets are beaded ropes in the same yellow, red and white, each closing with its own gold tone hook clasp. The earrings are beaded cylinders, white at the top, red points through the middle and yellow at the base, capped in gold tone and hung from gold tone hooks. If you prefer the classic banded look, the store's Yellow Maasai Beaded Necklace, Bracelets & Earrings Set carries red points with bands of white, turquoise and orange. For a centrepiece, the Maasai Bead Set, Flower Pendant adds a beaded flower to the front of the collar. The necklace fastens at the back with a gold tone hook clasp. Strung by hand in Kenya from glass seed beads on nylon cord. Care: keep away from perfume, lotion and water, all of which dull the beads and weaken the cord. White beads show marks more readily, so put the set on last and take it off first. Store the necklace flat or hanging so the ropes do not tangle, and wipe with a dry soft cloth.