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Photo Descriptions: Outer Strand: Ancient amazonite excavated in Mali/Mauritania, made by ancient African people in those regions circa 100 BC – 200 AD Blue Dogon beads: Glass beads from the Netherlands circa 1700’s traded in Mali with the Dogon tribe, very rare! Red Yellow Hearts: Also called “Hudson Bay Trade Beads” circa early 1800’s Venetian, traded in West Africa and the Americas Yoruba Brass: Nigerian-made, early 1900’s Tabular Venetian “Feather” beads: Late 1700’s – early 1800’s, traded primarily in Ghana and Nigeria, this shape is very rare Tuareg glass amulets: made in Czech Republic in early – mid 1900’s, this shape imitates a traditional male fertility/power symbol from the Tuareg tribe in northwest Africa
Loose Beads, starting from bottom, left to right: Bottom row: Bloodstone “hearts” traded in Nigeria, made in India early 1900’s Amazonite pendants and beads, excavated in Nigeria, 1,000 – 2,000 years old Ethiopian “wedding ring”, approximately 100 years old, coin silver New Tuareg “cross”, sterling Silver cross box pendant from Morocco Old silver and brass Tuareg Pendant
Clamshell beads, 100 – 200 years old from Mauritania.; traders call these “hippo teeth” Ancient quartz bi-cone and oval beads, excavated in Djenne, Mali, made approximately 2,000 years ago
Amber beads from Morocco, Mauritania and Mali, about 200 years old Carnelian faceted beads, made in Idar-Oberstein, Germany of Brazilian material, traded in Mali mid – late 1800’s
Czech glass long faceted melon-shaped bead, mid 1800’s; imitating carnelian, traded in Nigeria Ethiopian “amber” large cube-shaped bead; manmade material, early 1900’s Bear claw-shaped glass beads from Czech Republic, traded in Mali early
1900’s
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