Smithsonian Institution Exclusive

Description

Bright red tensha beads—made with image transfer and acrylic—along with cultured pearls, create a striking effect in this custom jewelry. Tensha beads, from Osaka, Japan, are a technique that creates the look of cloisonné, examples of which can be found in the National Museum of Natural History's Anthropology collection.

This jewelry item comes packaged in a white box (pictured).

Museum Story

The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is the world's preeminent museum and research complex dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled research, collections, exhibitions and educational outreach programs. The Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals houses the vast National Gem Collection.