Fabulous statement necklaces in yellow and black amber beeswax (copal) statement triangular beads. These colours and suitable for winter and summer wear. We also have the same necklace with a rounder faceted bead - please request details.
Limited edition item.
Copal
Copal is an amber-like substance which is native to Mesoamerica and Southeast Asia, and Africa and Yemen. Unlike "amber," copal is only partially fossilized, having solidified over a period of several hundred years rather than millions of years like amber.Copal was used by pre-Columbian cultures as an aromatic ceremonial incense, similar to frankincense from the Middle East. In pre-Hispanic times, the resin from South America was known as "copal tree," and as the resin "copal incense." Copal resin is also produced to make "amber" for jewellery in the Asian counties of Bhutan, Tibet, Nepal, and other parts of Southeast Asia.
(Tibetan copal is sometimes generically referred to as "Tibetan amber," or can be nicknamed "Tibetan beeswax amber" due to its deep yellow color.)
