8x11mm Column (25) - Red - Cinnabar Oriental Carved Bead

These long tube shape beads are spectacular on earrings, necklaces and bracelets.  Sometimes a tube is too long to go around the curve of a bracelet, but these are a perfect length!

Measurements:  about 8mm across & about 11mm long, with a 1.5mm threading hole

Quantity per pack:  25 beads

Today's cinnabar is most probably made from resin - sometimes still hand carved, and totally safe to wear.  Centuries ago, people became very ill from making/wearing cinnabar due to it's mercury content!