Featured Black bead necklace

To begin with I thought these were plastic but now I'm wondering if the plain beads are jet as they are light, have that slightly plastic feel but chink like glass. The patterned ones have the same characteristics.
Thoughts on age please or alternatives if not jet?.
The clasp is possibly a red herring as they have been restrung badly on wire which has kinked them.
Thanks for looking

 

Hey, where are the jewelies?

I love them, but can't really help...

 

They were working hard on my other post and I've obviously scared them off!

 

I'm wondering Neiger again.

 

That crossed my mind but they are quite lightweight?

 

K, didn't you post this before and didn't someone (obb?) say probably Neiger? And I probably agreed.

 

No, I’ve not posted these before.I only bought them on Sunday......
I will do a search!.

 

Maybe you now have two? Or someone else posted a similar one?

 

I have been looking at Neiger threads think it could have been @BoudiccaJones , but her photos of a black necklace have disappeared:

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/necklaces.50398/

 

Goodness.the pics are weird on this forum! They just GO! (I have no idea why) xx

Yes it was me, here she is ... looks just like yours,Miss K!
Well done great find xxx

 

Some do and some don't!
"The Mystery of the Disappearing Photos..."

 

All of mine seem to Go Into The Ether! They are still at source though so all ok <3

 

I am glad that mystery is solved as I've just spent a few hours considering if I had completely lost my marbles. I even worriedly did a search of my posts .
Although they look likely candidates and it would be great if they are I'm not completely convinced Neiger as they are lightweight and not the weighty Czech glass I'd expect?.Wonder if they are looky-likey?. I may have to be brave and post them on the Neiger site to see what they say.

That's funny as I even looked through your posts to see if it was in there and couldn't see it before deciding I probably was crazy

 

Mine are lightweight too ,K x

 

Neiger beads are light. I know them.

 

You're a joolie, you must be crazy anyway.

All these gorgeous black possible Neiger beads remind me of an old necklace with black glass beads with goldtone details that I have somewhere. Not as nice as the two of you have, but very sweet. If I find it, I'll post it.

 

Cool. I've not handled them before so have nothing to compare against.

Not quite sure I have earned that badge of honour yet but I'm working on it!. Joolie in training maybe?.

 

Would love to see it xxx

 

Here it is. A lot of the gold colour has worn off, and some gold lines actually have verdigris as well.
It is a bit of a surprise, because it is a Tuareg necklace. Tuareg necklaces usually have a big silver(tone) pendant, but this one has a simple row of beads instead:




The Tuareg have been using black Czech beads for quite some time, but this is the only necklace I know with these molded beads with goldtone accents as focal beads.
I don't know if these beads could have been made by the manufacturer who worked for Neiger, but it would be interesting to find out.

So you get an idea, this is the usual Tuareg style, the black beads are also Czech glass:

 

Unfortunately I can't hear the word Tuareg without thinking of the 80s Barclaycard advert with Rowan Atkinson where he sets fire to his rug.