Jasper beads from Nigeria and excavated ostrich eggshell heishi.

A man's choker in African Tribal stlyle, made of antique lantana beads from Nigeria, with turquoise and clam shell heishi.

A “man’s” choker made of ancient carnelian agate beads: some Tibetan, akin to rare pema-raka, some others found in Mauritania and all of them of short cylinder shape, strung on a waxed cotton string with very old, nicely patinated and calibrated African coconut shell heishi.

A necklace made of alternating ostrich eggshell and coconut shell heishi, with a central bead made of an antique whole conus shell, from West Africa.

A choker made of very old silver beads from Rajasthan, in Northwest India. Each of the beads was individually shaped by hammering the high-grade metal sheet over a preformed bronze anvil, and then the collars were soldered to their ends. They are strung on a thick leather thong and secured with a sterling silver handmade Indian clasp.

A choker made of seventeen pendant beads -- considered auspicious in Rajasthan, where they come from -- strung on a thick leather thong wrapped in colored thread in the traditional way, and fastened with a handmade indian clasp.

A semi-rigid necklace made of antique carnelian barrel beads and crystal melon beads from India, strung on silver wire. Rendition of the necklace excavated by V.P.Chilov in 1962 in kourgane 3, grave 20, Alitoub (Aksaï District), currently the property of Rostov Museum. (KP 2571/5012) -- as displayed in "L Or des Amazones" by Musée Cernuschi, Editions Findakly, Paris, pags.164-165, #170..