(Internal #V-499)  You are bidding on a beautiful, handmade, HUGE Cinnabar and blue New Zealand coral beaded necklace.

Cinnabar round beads are 38 mm, blue coral are 20 mm

Upper oval cinnabar beads are 18x18 mm

Gold alloy filigree caps, brass spacer beads, gold safety clasp closure

Weight: 10.8 ounces

Isn't the ore CINNABAR toxic?  Indeed it is!  The mercury in cinnabar is what caused hat makers more than a century ago to go mad (i.e. "mad hatter" as in Alice in Wonderland).  Later, cinnabar was ground up, filtered to remove toxins, and used as a pigment in artist's oil paint called "burnt sienna".    Today, when you see cinnabar beads, boxes or vases, etc. the only link to cinnabar is the color, as cinnabar is not used in the burnt sienna color any longer.  The beads are actually carved of a lightweight WOOD, with a burnt sienna paint which is then lacquered.

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