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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 80125, member: 45&quot;]Papua is the former Irian Jaya, not Papua New Guinea.&nbsp; It is a part of Indonesia, located on the island of New Guinea.&nbsp; Glass seed beads are commonly used in parts of Indonesia.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, when you buy a mixed box lot at auction, there&#039;s no reason to believe that all the items in it came from the same part of the world.</p><p><br /></p><p>The brown beads that look like little chunks of rock or something, may have come from a different part of the world than the shell and seed necklace it is next to.</p><p><br /></p><p>Job&#039;s tears are the most common type of seed used in tribal jewelry in the tropics, and shells have been popular trade items for centuries.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>But please do take seriously the warning about the red/black seeds.&nbsp; They could be lethal. If they are, indeed, <i>abrus precatorius </i>there is no known antidote to the toxin they contain, and should probably be destroyed, not sold. [/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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