Buddhist prayer beads, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Maasai with spear and rungu in the bush, Mwatate, Lualenyi ranch, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Beaded necklaces for sale, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A Masai woman wearing elaborate beaded jewelry in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Bonda tribeswomen wearing traditional beaded caps and metal necklaces, selling village-made alcohol at weekly market, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia

Bonda tribeswoman wearing blue cotton shawl over traditional bead costume, with beaded cap, large earrings and metal necklaces, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia

Head of Bonda tribeswoman wearing traditional beaded cap held with metal clips, large earrings and metal and bead necklaces, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia

Bonda tribeswomen wearing traditional beaded caps and metal necklaces, selling beads to tourists at weekly market, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia

Bonda tribeswomen wearing traditional beaded caps and metal necklaces, with baskets on their heads at weekly market, Rayagader, Orissa, India, Asia

Hindu sadhu pilgrim with beads and turban in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Traditional necklaces and beads on sale at street stall in Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Traditional beads and necklaces on market stall in street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Hindu sadhu pilgrim with beads and turban in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Beads and necklaces on market stall in street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Hindu man pilgrim with beads and turban at Dashashwamedh Ghat in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, India

Naga (Macham tribe) lady with face tattoos (said to be done when they are children so that they are not attractive to men who may steal them away from their village), Magyan Village, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Kenya. Masai women getting ready to dance at their masai village within the amboseli national park

Kenya. Young masai man, masai village within the amboseli national park

Cute little girl playing dress in the grass up with pink glasses and beaded necklace

A young girl all dressed up with blond curly hair, sunglasses and jewelry standing on a trampoline in the backyard and showing off, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

Jewellery for Sale, Khan al-Khalili, Bazaar; Cairo, Egypt

A young girl all dressed up with blond curly hair, sunglasses and jewelry standing on a trampoline in the backyard and showing off, Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada

Samburu man, Samburu County, Kenya

Portrait of a local tribeswoman in Sam sand dunes, near Jaisalmer, Damodara, Rajasthan, India

Arbore woman in Arbore Village, Omo Valley, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia

Samburu men singing and dancing, Samburu County, Kenya

Gold Artifacts Moche (Mochica) Culture, 100 to 700AD, NCoast Lord of Sipan Tomb, c300AD model of Lord's attendant in ornaments of gold and turquoise, Peru

Gold Artifacts Moche (Mochica) Culture, 100 to 700AD, NCoast artifact from the Lord of Sipan Tomb, c300AD radiant pectoral of colored seashell-beads, Peru