Bead Collection (#48)

Quebec, Canada. Salmon fishing on the Matapedia River
Salmon fishing on the Matapedia River, Quebec, Canada

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Parc de la Chute-Montmorency (Montmorency Falls Park)
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency (Montmorency Falls Park), Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Canada, Quebec, Montreal. Water beads on lotus leaf at Montreal Botanical Garden. Credit as: Gilles Delisle / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Sunset illuminates Caribou antlers on the sandy ground, Northwest Territories, Canada
Sunset illuminates Caribou antlers on sandy ground, Northwest Territories, Canada

Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, L Anse Aux Meadows. Spruce trees

Canada, BC, Okanagan Valley, Plums Ripe for Harvest
Plums Ripe for Harvest, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

Canada, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Butchart Gardens
Butchart Gardens, Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada

Mule Deer fawn (Odocoileus hemionus), Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada

Mt. Britton Lookout trail, El Yunque NF, Puerto Rico
Mt. Britton Lookout trail, El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

Caribbean, GRENADA, Interior, Grand Etang National Park Park View from the Beausejour
Caribbean, GRENADA, Interior, Grand Etang National Park, Park View from the Beausejour Viewpoint

Mona monkey of Grand Etang Lake. These animals were brought in from East Africa
Mona Monkey (Cercopithecus mona) near Grand Etang Lake, Grenada

Colorful fishing boats of the village of Gouyave, Grenada
Fishing boat on empty beach, Gouyave, Grenada

Dominican Republic, North Coast, Nagua, Playa Los Gringos beach, palms

ABC Islands - CURACAO - Kanepa: Beach Palapa / Playa Kanepa Beach
ABC Islands, CURACAO, Kanepa: Beach Palapa / Playa Kanepa Beach

Canada, British Columbia, Bowron Lakes Provincial Park. Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis), with its red fruit, and mushrooms (Hypholoma fasciculare), populate the end-of-season forest floor

Track through forest to Spahats Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada

The limestone cliffs of the Vinales Valley, Valle de Vinales in Pinar del Rio, Cuba

tall grasses on beach front in Blue Hills Area, Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos
Tall grasses on beach front, Blue Hills, Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

Beautiful beach areas of Grace Bay in Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos
Scenic beach, Grace Bay, Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands

Gibbs Cay Land and Sea National Park, established in 1992, Gibbs Cay, Turks and Caicos
Gibbs Cay Land and Sea National Park, Gibbs Cay Island, Turks and Caicos Islands

BARBADOS-West Coast-Holetown: The Chattel Village / Tourist Shops / Colorful Details
BARBADOS, West Coast, Holetown: The Chattel Village

Caribbean, GRENADA, West Coast, Concord Concord Falls
Caribbean, GRENADA, West Coast, Concord, Concord Falls

Australia, Western Australia, Porongurup. Karri trees in Porongurup National Park
Karri trees in Porongurup National Park, Porongurup, Western Australia, Australia

Oman, Sharqiya Region, Sur. Sur Bay Sandbar / Morning

Australia, New South Wales, Blue Mountains, Skyway, Katoomba
Skyway, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Tibetan woman with prayer wheel and hair jewelry

Pattern in rice fields, near Hongcun, China

Christmas tee decoration of heart made of pistachio nuts painted red, hanging in natral spruce tree credit: Marie-Louise Avery / thePictureKitchen / TopFoto

Decorated cow, Goa, India, Asia

Detail of bracelets and rings at the Tibetan Market in Wednesday Flea Market in Anjuna, Goa, India, Asia

The bodhisattva Guanyin in the royal ease position. Painted, lacquered, and gilded wood
CHINA: BODHISATTVA. The bodhisattva Guanyin in the royal ease position. Painted, lacquered, and gilded wood. Jin Dynasty, northern China, 12th century

A lohan holding prayer beads in one hand, with the other raised in a preaching gesture. Marble. Height: 42 in
CHINA: LOHAN. A lohan holding prayer beads in one hand, with the other raised in a preaching gesture. Marble. Height: 42 in. Jin Dynasty, northern China, 1180

A ruyi scepter and tassel with Buddhist symbols, presented to Emperor Ch ien Lung by a court official in 1783
CHINA: RUYI SCEPTER. A ruyi scepter and tassel with Buddhist symbols, presented to Emperor Ch ien Lung by a court official in 1783. Gold with turquoise inlay. Ching Dynasty

Amida, or Amitabha, principal buddha of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism. Copper engraving, English, late 18th century
BUDDHISM: AMITABHA. Amida, or Amitabha, principal buddha of the Pure Land sect of Buddhism. Copper engraving, English, late 18th century, from Richard Hurds Religious Rites & Ceremonies of All Nations

Korean painting on silk, 14th century
KOREA: MONK, 14th CENTURY. Korean painting on silk, 14th century

Section of the Wat Arun (Temple of the Dawn), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Blue agate brooch and necklace

Collection of semi-precious minerals including amethyst, carnelian and lapis lazuli, and semi-precious beads made from quartz, chalcedony, agate, lapis lazuli, turquoise, rhodonite, malachite, garnet

Horn disk with engraved decorations and elements of amber necklace, from Castione Marchesi, province of Parma
Prehistory, Italy. Horn disk with engraved decorations and elements of an amber necklace. From Castione Marchesi, province of Parma

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate icing and edible bead decorations, close-up

Lemon cupcakes arranged on a cake stand

Jewels of Queen Hetepheres: pendant, Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV
Egyptian civilization, Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV. Goldsmithery. Jewels of Queen Hetepheres: pendant

Spain, Madrid, Glass paste necklace, found on Ibiza Phoenician art, 4th century B.C. Museo Arqueologico Nacional

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