Unsigned Handmade Multi-Strand Seed Bead Fringe Collar Necklace, c. 1970s–1980s

A dramatic, fully handmade multi-strand fringe collar composed of hundreds of tiny glass seed beads in a considered palette of burgundy, olive gold, dusty rose, and deep forest green — colours that feel at once earthy and jewel-toned. The beadwork is arranged in horizontal bands of colour that dissolve into irregular, painterly transitions toward the fringe tips, suggesting a skilled hand rather than machine production. Worn today it reads as a statement piece equally at home with a silk slip dress or a structured blazer.