Cord NOT rawhide/leather
UPDATE: Since I did not see any other complaints about the cord, I thought maybe I'd gotten a defective pendant. I reordered it. The cord still stinks, but nowhere near as bad as the original. I decided since I like the pendant itself  so much, I'm going to bring it to a jeweler and have a REAL leather cord put on it.<br />ORIGINAL REVIEW: I loved the pendant but when I opened the package I passed out from the horrible smell coming from the cord. I almost vomited it was so bad. When I attempted to gently wash the cord with a moisturizing soap (so the 'rawhide/leather" wouldn't dry out ha ha) the cord began disintegrating. Looks like some kind of rubber or plastic coating on the cord. Bad odor never subsided.<br />Despite how much I liked the pendant, I had to return it.
Rating: 2 stars