Cinnabar, New, Butterfly Shape Beads, 25x37mm, Sold by the Pair

ASP-83

Regular price $4.00

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  • Thse beads are priced and sold by the pair
  • New Cinnabar Butterflies 25mm tall by 37mm wide
  • In Chinese cultures butterflies symbolize undying love as well as good luck, freedom, and the soul. 
  • Quantities a limited
  • Real cinnabar comes from mercury bearing ore and has been used for thousands of years as a pigment for coloring various substances, especially lacquer. Cinnabar products including beads used to be made of wood covered by many coats of this red lacquer, which was then carved with floral, geometric designs or auspicious symbols.
  • Both because of the health dangers of mercury and the high cost of the lacquering and carving process, today’s cinnabar beads are made from a substance like polymer clay.