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Hello Gunnar, A "pumtek" bead that "is not real" would be something like a bone bead with an applied design or pattern that intentionally copies a traditional (or nontraditional) pattern from a pumtek bead. Pumtek beads are still (or recently) made in Burma. They are just as "real" as beads made in the 1920s, and as real as the prototypes made some 1500 years ago. I have a necklace of wood beads from Bali, that clearly were inspired by pumtek beads, but would not be mistaken for them. Copies, fakes, transpositions, etc. abound, for nearly any popular bead type. Regarding your bead, which part fluoresces? The pale lines? Jamey All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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