Specialist Strands

We are very lucky to be able offer these strands which contain some lovely collections and a range of the different and more unusual bead types to be found in West Africa.
As can be seen, they show the excellent quality of trade beads that can still be found with diligent and careful searching amongst the bead markets of the villages and towns
  ADDITIONS-
Click the pictures to see the beads

Venetian
King Beads

Venetian
Bicones

Venetian
Bicones

Czech four- sided Cube Tubes

1900s
Czech Blue Ovals

Ancient
Terracotta & Shell

Antique Czech Bicones

1800's Venetian
Cylinders

Special Spheres / Barrels

Imitation Coral
from Nigeria

Feldspar
White Talons

Nigerian Brass and Glass

 Antique
Bone Bicones

Ghanaian
Beaded Mask

 Ghanaian
Beaded Mask

1850's Venetian Glass Discs

Colonial Era Bottle Stoppers

Clam Shell Barrels

Coral Chips
from Ghana

Early
Baoule Brass

'Turquoise' Faceted Ovals

'Turquoise' "Talons"

Antique Bone Necklaces

Nigerian Coin Necklace

Freshwater
Pearls

Early 1800s Venetian Barrels

Ancient
German Cylinders

Inlaid Silver
on Ebony

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