Here's a necklace I made a few months ago, using similar beads. What I like about this group is that they are not all exactly the same, but show some variation in color tones, and the size and dispersion of the canes. The eleven beads are separated by little fiber beads that I make to cushion and separate delicate or significant beads. (It is very costly for me to make these for a client, as I can only create about five or six an hour.) The closure is an antique Chinese gilded brass button with a macramé loop.

A close-up is shown also. This particular pattern and color scheme is pretty common, and not the most popular among jatim beads. But I think this necklace is handsome and successful.

I have no reason to suspect Abdul's be is anything different.

Jamey