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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 112938, member: 55&quot;]The cylindrical beads with the round marks look very much like bone spacers I&#039;ve seen advertised by bead import companies, where they are listed as &quot;from Nepal&quot; or &quot;Indonesia.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Craftspersons from almost anywhere can assemble import beads into necklaces that defy explanation, so it is possible this is not truly ethnic, but assembled from parts obtained from a bead-supplier.&nbsp; The yellow stones would be commonly carried by such companies, also.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hohbead.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hohbead.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hohbead.com/</a> is just one such supplier; they carry a large selection of African beads and hardware, though I don&#039;t see any that exactly duplicate yours.&nbsp; One ebayer who claims to be Native American uses their catalog to assemble Indonesian beads and pendants into &quot;Native American&quot; bracelets, for example.....</p><p>(Apologies Taupou, I was typing while you were posting)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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