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Quick response, Eva...they never had shells either ( no see , no ocean around...) and that was and is still the reason for them to adore these which by definition were coming from very far ( Thailand and other countries with see and oceans...) also very valuable after such long travels to arrive in Tibet end Himalayas areas...
thanks for the info. Yes, I imagine over very old and very dangerous trade routes... (but I am still surprised that they have so many corals like on this necklace. Have never seen corals in Thailand (I lived there one year about 20 years back and visited many times), but perhaps from China or........ other places. Anyway a very impressive item!
My dear Eva,
As you have for amber in Mauritania, Morroco which as you know as far the " real amber"is concerned always came from the Baltic area, you have the same phenomen for himalaya areas where the coral always came thru many routes from the mediteranean see... and the value is partly coming for them from the fact that they don't find such beads in their own neiborought...they also use these as currency because of their rarity! Best regards
Skapak, cloth, coral, amber, agata, turquoise, silver, Ladakh, India and Tibet
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