From the original photo of the pendant it is difficult to discern that it is actually painted, the darker areas appear to be more shadowed.  When I ordered I thought this was all metal (similar to other Bico/tribal-style pendants). I purchased this because I thought it would be a cool gift for my nephew.  I am returning it because it is completely painted & looks really cheap.  The gift box was extremely nice, too bad the product didn't match that quality.  Please see the pictures that I & another customer have posted - it gives you a much better idea of what this ACTUALLY looks like.