For thousands of years, the world has known about the abundant bead treasures found in India -- where beads and jewelry have served many functions within the region's long cultural history.

Today jewelry still acts to visually designate the family wealth and personal status of the wearer. Pious devotees also present precious beads to their gods and gurus.

Brass beads -- fully displayed in our catalog -- were among the most widely exchanged by tribes and villages long before the introduction of a national currency and continiue to be popular today.

The Kond tribe of Orissa still makes solid brass beads and pendants using traditional tribal designs that have been handed down from generation to generation.

The Kashmiri people also adorn the base of their ceramic beads with brass and glass detail work. This enables these lightweight Kashmiri beads to maintain the unique ethnic styles and designs that make them particularly attractive to bead enthusiasts and collectors seeking distinctive beads and beaded jewelry.