is this an antique bakelite bead bedouine necklace with silver beads adn silver prayer box?

[sheilasday]

hi  would love to know origin ,circa,  value and any other info for this  18 inch necklace...looks very old to me..  is very similar to many i  see on the internet... however this one has many more beards...larger beads  and are listed  as  Bedouine bakelite beads  silver beads with prayer box that opens  i would like to sell it  too  ~thanks

[sathya7]

Amber was treasured by African tribes, but impossible to get. 

If you Google bakelite beads, it will give you a lot of info, including history (invented 1907, I believe) they are valuable. This looks recently restrung, the locket and beads may not be silver, a simple test will tell you.

Phenolic resin will also yield results.

They are valuable. Check Ebay and elsewhere for sales. Wow! They are gorgeous!

[sathya7]

Yes, probably Bedouin, N.Africa.