it is a curtain cord, but when the Buddha came to me it was on it, not sure if it was a "modesty" thing or what, but it struck me that it would also add a layer of "protection"(which is the word dharma ) in such a long shipping, so i left it in
i sorta got used to it being the clothes it wore, glad u like it, and may it be a protector for u and yers
Om Mani Padme Hum
dwain