pearl beads

Strung oyster gems

Pearl beads are small, rounded beads made from or resembling pearls—the lustrous organic gems formed inside mollusks.

They may be genuine pearls drilled for stringing, or imitation pearls made from glass, plastic, or shell.

Pearl beads appear in jewelry, embroidery, and decorative crafts: a strand of pearl beads, pearl beads sewn onto the bodice.

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material authenticity

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Artificial lustrous beads

plastic beads · fake pearls · glass beads · wooden beads · metal beads

value and preciousness

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Low-value decorative accessories

Mardi Gras beads · pony beads

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Perforated timber spheres

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G