Woman in a Pea Pod Beaded Necklace (custom piece)

This necklace is reserved for "dangerpudding" ! If you're not her, please don't purchase it - it was custom made.

This necklace features an intricately detailed, three-dimensional wooden Japanese ojime bead handcarved bead made out of boxwood which is signed by the artist.

Because Japanese kimonos do not have pockets, small bags were used to hold personal effects. The bags were attached with a cord with two carved beads: A larger toggle bead (netsuke) and a smaller sliding bead (ojime). Ojime were also believed to have magical or protective qualities.

The woman pod is surrounded by mixed glass in brown and blue hues, wooden disc beads, natural Tiger's Eye gemstones, dark blue fiber optic cats-eye beads, and little silver accents. The necklace closes with a lobster claw clasp and measures about 20.5 inches.