| Item # |
Size |
Description |
Cost |
| TB-1 |
N/A |
African Wedding Beads, often traded in Mali.
Vintage Czech molded beads, circa early 1900's. |
$ 85.00
|
| TB-2 |
Graduated Sizes |
Venetian Green Hearts, often traded in Nigeria.
Selenium red glass outside with green glass centers. Manufactured from
. 42" strand.
|
$ 56.00 |
| TB-3 |
1mm X 10mm |
Ostrich Shell Wafers, often traded in Uganda and Kenya.
Becoming increasingly harder to find due to diminishing ostrich herds.
24" strand with
approx. 240 beads. |
$ 45.00 |
| TB-4 |
5mm X 6mm |
Powder Glass Beads from Ghana. Striped beads in
strands of gold, white, blue or green. Circa 1970's.
24"-26" strands with approx. 40-50 beads per strand. |
$ 25.00 (per strand)
|
| TB-5 |
3mm X 8mm |
Bohemia Glass Beads, often traded in Ghana. Transparent
red glass “dice”
motif. Circa 1930's. 22" strand with 66 beads.
|
$ 35.00
|
| TB-6 |
3mm X 12mm |
Dutch Cobalt Wafers (aka Dutch Dogan), often
traded in Mali, where they were valued as
dowry wealth. These approximately 30" strands are circa 1850's. Are correctly called German Annular. |
$ 75.00 |
| TB-7 |
8-12mm X 12-20mm |
Hebron Beads, aka Kano Beads, often traded in the Sudan. Made from
mineral
ash gathered from the Dead Sea. Last made in 1878. 20-22"
strand of graduated sizes with
46 beads.
|
$ 85.00 |
| TB-8 |
Graduated Sizes |
Venetian Zen Beads, aka Six Beads, often traded in
Nigeria. Circa late 1800's to early 1900's. 22" strand
with 45 beads. |
$300.00 |
| TB-9 |
Sizes vary |
Venetian Millefiori and Mosaic Beads, circa early
1800's. Several 28-30" strands available in different colors
and designs, some including tubes and elbows. Contact for
availability. |
$150.00 (per strand) |
| TB-10 |
3mm X 10mm |
Dutch Manganese Wafers (aka Dutch Dogans), often traded
in Mali. Graduated 24" strand with 130 beads (mostly clear with
some purple). Circa 1850. Are correctly called German Annular. |
$ 75.00 |
