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Trinidad & Tobago
noun
Bracelets or anklets made by stringing together the brightly coloured seeds of the plant Abrus precatorius. The bracelets worn to ward off jumbees or other spirits and influences.
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Trinidad & Tobago
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The seeds and plant of the climbing legume Abrus precatorius. It is primarily known for its brightly coloured seeds which are used in jewelry, art and craft, and as filling for percussion instruments and shakers. Most seeds are bright red with a black eye. However, they also occur in full red, full black, green, and white.
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9 comments
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
kp
9 years ago

This is one of the two most poisonous seeds in the world. If the inner seed enters your blood you are dead.....contains ricin

Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
Helen
9 years ago

Hmmm didn't know that .........what is the second one

Jamaica
Jamaica
Samael Sharpe
9 years ago

Probably castor oil seeds. They also contain ricin.

Guyana
Guyana
Ann
8 years ago

When I was growing up, I think those red ones were called 'buck-beads' .

US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
Jeff
5 years ago

Hi

US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
Jeff
5 years ago

Hi

Guyana
Guyana
Lilian Singh
4 years ago

I remember playing with those beads, making necklaces for my dolls

Guyana
Guyana
Belna
4 years ago

When babies are born the custom was to make a bracelet of the black beads that they wear. The bracelet is ward off bad eye.

US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
Arlene Monaghan
2 years ago

We grew up with stories about the werewolf who was obsessed with numbers. it could only enter your home if you had a string of 100 Jumbee beads outside your door. So, to confuse the werewolf you made a sting of 99 Jumbee beads. The werewolf would spend the entire night counting the string over and over trying to reach 100. o. He