Bakelite ? Bracelet

Any thoughts on the material?

 

It's not screaming bakelite at me. The bead holes edges look molded instead of drilled, for starters.

 

That is certainly pretty.

 

Composite amber maybe? It's considerably heavier than un-monkeyed-with amber.

 

Heavier than amber.

 

I've a necklace that looks like that, never have worked out what it is. Not amber - it doesn't do the UV thing. See?

I tend to think those double row stretchies are newer.

 

Get some Simichrome or Mass and test it!

 

People have been making faux tortoise shell for many years with different materials.

https://www.kirinite.com/tortoise-shell.html#product_tabs_review_tabbed

 

I'm still not sure either; it does make me wonder about an amber/resin compound of some sort.