I have this vintage wood and ? Fruit necklace marked Japan

[laponeclock14]

Vintage wood necklace signed Japan the fruit are made out of  something but  not sure what. I don't  think it is plastic but not sure. Could it be papermache ?  Really cute necklace. Any idea

[goaldeelocks]

looks to me like they are somewhat variable (i.e. not exactly same shape and size), so maybe they are natural material such as some kind of seed pods or nuts.

[flipping_treasures]

How much does the necklace weigh?  Paper mache is a good possiblity, painted sead pods is another good idea, a material like colored and painted featherlite is another option as is celluliod, although I think this necklace is later than that.  The weight would be what leads me in one direction over the other.  Great necklace by the way.

[laponeclock14]

The necklace is very light, I thought it was Paper mache too. But i cant find another one like it.
Thought I would post it to see what others thought.

[bluedaemon23]

Could also be a very lightweight wood, the same as on your wooden beads. I had a wood-and-fruit necklace (with plastic fruit) and the wooden beads were extremely lightweight - don't know what the wood was.

[clearsphere]

I was thinking balsa. Fun necklace

[bluedaemon23]

If they're anything like the beads I had, balsa would be too soft and splintery for beads. Think those toy gliders - that's not a wood that will turn well. Linden maybe?