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$250.00 Baule brass beads
item #85Ivory Coast - Baule The larger beads in this strand measure 2 1/4" (5.7 cm) in diameter; the smaller ones 7/8" (2.2 cm). The strand is 47 5/16" (120 cm) long. | $125.00 Brass XL disk bead
item #1687Ivory Coast - Baule 4" tube (10 cm), 3 9/16" diameter (9 cm) |
$125.00 Brass XL disk bead
item #1688Ivory Coast - Baule 3 13/16" tube (9.7 cm), 3 3/8" diameter (8.6 cm) | $125.00 Brass XL disk bead
item #1689Ivory Coast - Baule 4" tube (10 cm), 3 9/16" diameter (9 cm) |
$125.00 Brass XL disk bead
item #1690Ivory Coast - Baule 3 11/16" tube (9.4 cm), 3 3/8" diameter (8.6 cm) | $125.00 Brass XL disk bead
item #1691Ivory Coast - Baule 3 11/16" tube (9.4 cm), 3 5/16" diameter (8.4 cm) |
$125.00 Brass XL disk bead
item #1692Ivory Coast - Baule 4" tube (10 cm), 3 5/8" diameter (9.2 cm) | $600.00 Chevron bead - single, green 6 layer, extremely rare
item #1709Mali - No tribal association 26 x 18 mm; that's a US quarter ($.25) in the photo, 23 mm in diameter, only .25 mm smaller than a 1 euro coin. |
$200.00 Chevron bead - single, large 6 layer
item #1710Mali - No tribal association 38 x 29 mm; that's a US quarter ($.25) in the photo, 23 mm in diameter, only .25 mm smaller than a 1 euro coin. | $150.00 Chevron bead - single, large 6 layer
item #1711Mali - No tribal association 34 x 27; that's a US quarter ($.25) in the photo, 23 mm in diameter, only .25 mm smaller than a 1 euro coin. |
$250.00 Chevron bead - single, large 6 layer, strung on leather cord
item #1712Mali - No tribal association 38 x 28; that's a US quarter ($.25) in the photo, 23 mm in diameter, only .25 mm smaller than a 1 euro coin. | $2500.00 Chevron beads - large 
item #1628Togo - No tribal association 19 beads, 28" (71 cm) strand. Size range: 33 mm long x 24 mm diameter to 42 x 28 mm. |
$3600.00 Chevron beads - long strand, medium to large beads
item #1629Togo - No tribal association 25 6-layer beads, 36 1/2" (93 cm) strand. Smallest bead 27 x 19 mm, largest bead 43 x 29 mm. | $2500.00 Chevron beads - medium beads, long strand
item #1631Togo - No tribal association 25 6-layer beads, 32" (81 cm) strand. Size range: 27 x 19 mm to 33 x 27 mm. |
$1800.00 Chevron beads - strand small to medium beads
item #1630Togo - No tribal association 27 6-layer beads plus 1 small 4-layer bead. 28 3/4" (73 cm) strand. 16 x 13 mm to 30 x 22 mm. | $2500.00 Chevron beads - Very large
item #1060Togo - No tribal association This strand is composed of 10 very large, 6-layer old, used beads in excellent condition. The length of the strand is 28 1/2" (72 cm), including all the filler beads. The smallest bead is 37 mm long x 28 mm diameter. The largest bead measures 46 mm long x 35 mm diameter. |
$2500.00 Chevron beads - Very large
item #1627Togo - No tribal association 11 6-layer beads, not really a strand, just strung together. The smallest bead measures 39 mm long x 32 mm diameter; the largest bead measures 43 mm long x 38 mm diameter. | $2500.00 Chevrons - Largest
item #1651Togo - No tribal association 37 3/4" (96 cm) strand, range of sizes 56 x 35 mm to 62 x 46 mm. |
$20.00 Chevrons - loose, 3 small
item #1706Mali - No tribal association 18 x 15 mm diameter | $125.00 Chevrons - loose, 5 small-medium 6 layer
item #1707Mali - No tribal association 25 x 19 mm diameter (2) |
$800.00 Chevrons - loose, 7 large 6 layer
item #1708Mali - No tribal association 37 x 24 mm diameter | $1500.00 Chevrons - medium beads
item #1699Mali - No tribal association 30 1/2" long strand, 15 chevrons strung with 4 red feather beads |
$1200.00 Chevrons - mixed strand
item #1698Mali - No tribal association 36 3/8" long strand (92.4 cm), 30 chevrons in variable conditions and sizes plus 2 blue Nueva Cadiz beads. | $300.00 Cobalt blue beads - very old
item #1694Mali - Dogon 24 9/16" long strand, 49 mostly 16 mm beads |
$400.00 Cobalt blue translucent beads - old
item #1693Mali - Dogon 24 7/8" long strand (63 cm), 69 13 mm diameter beads, mostly | $18.00 Coconut shell beads
item #1369Niger - unknown tribe Available in a variety of diameters and thicknesses. Contact us for more details; we have a large stock, a wide variety. Discounts for quantities. |
$800.00 Double blue dot skunk beads, matched strand
item #414Mali - No tribal association 66 black Venetian trade beads each with 2 lines of turquoise blue dots around its circumference. These beads are old and rare, especially in a relatively long strand. 11-14 mm diameter. The strand is 28 1/2" long (72 cm). | $1500.00 Fancy floral black Venetian trade beads, matched
item #1684Mali - No tribal association 30 1/8" long strand (76.5 cm) 65 beads, mostly 13 mm diameter, strung with brass hishi as separators. |
$1100.00 Fancy floral red Venetian trade beads, matched
item #1632Mali - No tribal association 24" strand (61 cm), of which 18 3/4" (48 cm) are matched round red fancy florals (47 beads, 10 - 12 mm diameter). There are 11 assorted red beads filling out the length of the strand. | $500.00 Fancy floral Venetian trade beads, assorted exceptional old beads
item #1685Mali - No tribal association 21" long strand (53 cm), 32 beads, 15 varieties of rare old Venetian trade beads |
$1250.00 Fancy floral Venetian trade beads, Aventurine, matched, with Tire beads
item #1633Mali - No tribal association 50 fancy floral 12-13 mm round beads, decorated with gold aventurine, constitute the majority of this very rare and beautiful strand. There are smaller of the same beads and a spectacular centerpiece of 7 large tire beads and 2 small tire beads. The strand measures 29" (74 cm). | $600.00 Fancy floral Venetian trade beads, mixed with small old green chevrons
item #1686Mali - No tribal association 29 1/8" long strand (74 cm), 28 fancy floral black long beads of which the largest measures 21 x 9 mm, one French Ambassador bead, 8 small old green tubular chevron beads |
$1500.00 Fancy Venetian trade beads, called 
item #1663Mali - No tribal association 30 1/8" strand (76.5 cm). All 29 beads are large; the largest bead is 27 x 13 mm. | $1500.00 Fancy Venetian trade beads, called "Lewis & Clark", graduated, matched strand
item #1665Mali - No tribal association 27 1/4" long strand (69 cm). 31 beads, measuring from 16 x 8 mm to 28 x 14 mm |
$1200.00 Fancy Venetian trade beads, called "Lewis & Clark", oldest beads, matched strand
item #1664Mali - No tribal association 27 1/2" strand (70 cm). All 29 beads are old and used; the longest beads are 27 x 12 mm. | $900.00 Fancy Venetian trade beads, matched strand
item #273Mali - No tribal association 58 beads, 12 mm diameter. 22" strand (56 cm) |
$250.00 Feather beads - red, large old Venetian
item #1704Mali - No tribal association 29 3/8" long strand (74.6 cm), 28 large old red feather beads, strung with small dark blue tube beads | $350.00 Feather beads - red, old Venetian
item #1700Mali - No tribal association 39" long strand (99 cm), 50 old red feather beads, strung with very old small Islamic beads |
$125.00 Feather beads - red, old Venetian
item #1701Mali - No tribal association 23 3/4" long strand (60 cm), 26 old red feather beads, in imperfect condition, 1 black feather bead, 1 light blue feather bead, 1 Lewis & Clark bead and 2 striped old black Venetian beads. | $250.00 Feather beads - red, old Venetian
item #1702Mali - No tribal association 26 3/8" long strand, 33 old red feather beads, all in excellent condition, strung with brass hishi |
$200.00 Feather beads - red, old Venetian
item #1703Mali - No tribal association 23 3/8" long strand (59.4 cm), 35 old red feather beads, mostly in very good condition, but not perfect. | $250.00 Feather beads - red, selected old Venetian
item #1705Mali - No tribal association 30 1/2" long strand (77.5 cm), 36 old red feather beads, strung with small old blue Islamic beads and brass hishi |
$2800.00 French Ambassador old Venetian trade beads
item #1662Mali - No tribal association 29" long strand (73.7 cm). Most of these 32 beads are large; the largest is 24 x 18 mm. Only a few are small to medium size; the smallest is 20 x 13 mm. | $975.00 Gold & Islamic glass bead necklace
item #1736Ivory Coast - Baule 25" (63.5 cm) |
$975.00 Gold & Islamic glass bead necklace
item #1737Ivory Coast - Baule 25 7/8" (65.7 cm) | $400.00 Hebron beads - green, old and rare
item #1696Niger - No tribal association 24" long strand (61 cm), 49 20 mm beads |
$600.00 Hebron beads - teal, old and rare
item #1697Niger - No tribal association 29 1/4" long strand (74.3 cm), 57 21 mm beads | $150.00 Hebron beads - yellow, graduated
item #1695Niger - No tribal association 19 1/4" long strand (49 cm), 50 beads |
$3500.00 Islamic beads - long strand, very rare
item #1659Mali - No tribal association 29" long strand of 57 assorted Islamic beads, mostly "eye" beads, exceptional quality | $3500.00 Islamic beads - long strand, very rare
item #1660Mali - No tribal association 29 1/8" long strand (74 cm), 62 exceptional, old beads, mostly "eye" beads |
$950.00 Islamic bismillah prayer beads (Misbaha, Tasbih, Sibha)
item #1721Mauritania - Mauritanian 15" strand (38 cm), 5/8" centerpiece (1.6 cm): old, used, patinated silver inlaid ebony beads, 4-5 mm diameter; 1 large, 5 small very finely woven cotton tassles. These are extraordinary, old and rare. That's a US quarter ($.25) in the photo, 23 mm in diameter, just .25 mm smaller than a 1 Euro coin. | $950.00 Islamic bismillah prayer beads (Misbaha, Tasbih, Sibha)
item #1722Mauritania - Mauritanian 11 5/8" strand (29.5 cm), 1 1/2" centerpiece (3.8 cm): old, used, silver beads, 2-5 mm diameter; 12 round glass beads. These are extraordinary, old and rare. That's a US quarter ($.25) in the photo, 23 mm in diameter, just .25 mm smaller than a 1 Euro coin. |
$950.00 Islamic bismillah prayer beads (Misbaha, Tasbih, Sibha)
item #1723Mauritania - Mauritanian 13 3/8" strand (29.5 cm), 1 7/8" centerpiece (3.8 cm), including the tassle: old, used, patinated silver beads mixed with silver inlaid ebony beads along with a few solid ebony beads, 3-4 mm diameter; 7 glass beads (4 types). These are extraordinary, old and rare. That's a US quarter ($.25) in the photo, 23 mm in diameter, just .25 mm smaller than a 1 Euro coin. | $20.00 long old bone beads
item #411Ivory Coast - Baule These fine old narrow bone beads are about 4 1/4" long (11 cm). The price is for each bead. |
$1.00 nickel cornerless cubes
item #410Niger - Tuareg We have 127 of these 6 to 8 mm beads. | $150.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue long bead pair
item #1729Mali - No tribal association These two Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue beads are similar enough to each other to be considered a pair. They are all also available elsewhere on this same page, individually and as part of the full set of the 9 of these beads we have. Obviously, once sold as this set these same beads will no longer be available anywhere else on this site. Please see the listing for each bead individually on this page for their measurements. |
$450.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue long beads - set of 8, loose
item #1725Mali - No tribal association These are all of the loose Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue beads we have, available here all together. They are all also available elsewhere on this same page, individually and in 2 pairs. Obviously, once sold as a set those same beads will no longer be available anywhere else on this site. Please see the listing for each bead individually on this page for their measurements. | $125.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue single long bead
item #1724Mali - No tribal association 2 7/8 x 9/16" (73 x 14 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in the other location and vice versa. |
$125.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue single long bead
item #1726Mali - No tribal association 2 1/16 x 11/16" (52 x 17 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in the other location and vice versa. | $95.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue single long bead
item #1727Mali - No tribal association 1 9/16 x 5/8" (40 x 16 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. It is also one of the two beads available in the pair of Nueva Cadiz beads, item #1729. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in any other location. |
$95.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue single long bead
item #1728Mali - No tribal association 1 1/2 x 9/16" (38 x 14 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. It is also one of the two beads available in the pair of Nueva Cadiz beads, item #1729. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in any other location. | $95.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue single long bead
item #1734Mali - No tribal association 1 11/16 x 1/2" (43 x 13 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in the other location and vice versa. |
$95.00 Nueva Cadiz cobalt blue single long bead
item #1735Mali - No tribal association 1 9/16 x 7/16" (40 x 11 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in the other location and vice versa. | $150.00 Nueva Cadiz translucent blue long bead pair
item #1730Mali - No tribal association These two Nueva Cadiz translucent blue beads are the only 2 beads of this color we have so we consider them a pair. They are all also available elsewhere on this same page, individually and as part of the full set of the 9 of these beads we have. Obviously, once sold as this set these same beads will no longer be available anywhere else on this site. Please see the listing for each bead individually on this page for their measurements. |
$95.00 Nueva Cadiz translucent blue single long bead
item #1731Mali - No tribal association 1 1/2 x 9/16" (38 x 14 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. It is also one of the two beads available in the pair of Nueva Cadiz beads, item #1730. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in any other location. | $95.00 Nueva Cadiz translucent blue single long bead
item #1732Mali - No tribal association 1 13/16 x 1/2" (46 x 13 mm) This is one of the beads included in the set of 9 loose Nueva Cadiz beads, available either here, by itself, or in that set, item #1725. It is also one of the two beads available in the pair of Nueva Cadiz beads, item #1730. Of course, once sold here it will no longer be available in any other location. |
$300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1746Ivory Coast - Baule 12 cm long (4 3/4") | $300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1747Ivory Coast - Baule 12.7 cm long (5") |
$300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1749Ivory Coast - Baule 10.9 cm long (4.3") | $300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1750Ivory Coast - Baule 12.4 cm long (4.9") |
$300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1751Ivory Coast - Baule 10.4 cm long (4") | $300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1752Ivory Coast - Baule 10.7 cm long (4.2") |
$300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1753Ivory Coast - Baule 12 cm long (4 3/4") | $300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1754Ivory Coast - Baule 11.9 cm long (4.7") |
$300.00 Old long brass bicone bead - rare
item #1755Ivory Coast - Baule 11 cm long (4 1/3") | $5.00 Old Tuareg silver beads
item #366Niger - Tuareg 11/16 - 29/32" (1.75 - 2.3 cm) The price is for each bead. |
$600.00 Old wedding necklace
item #409Niger - Tuareg Although this is strung as a wedding necklace, this is a fine uniform strand of larger than normal coin silver beads. There are 30 beads at 20 mm long each, in addition to the square coin silver pendant. | $1800.00 Pink & Yellow fancy floral Venetian trade beads matched strand
item #1661Mali - No tribal association 29 1/2", 64 beads, mostly 12 mm diameter beads |
$1750.00 Pink & Yellow fancy floral Venetian trade beads matched strand
item #1666Mali - No tribal association 25 1/2" strand (64.8 cm). 60 beads, most about 15 mm diameter | $3000.00 Red amber graduated strand - rare
item #1658Mali - No tribal association 29 1/2" long strand (75 cm) 51 beads. Largest bead 29 x 44 mm diameter, smallest 11 x 16 mm diameter. |
$125.00 short silver bead strand
item #408Niger - Tuareg This is a fine, though short, strand of beautiful silver Tuareg beads mixed with some small faceted glass beads. Each of the long beads is 16 mm long. | $500.00 Spindle whorls - largest
item #272Nigeria - unknown tribe This strand has 33 old, used ceramic spindle whorls. The beads range from 33 to 51 mm in diameter. 44 7/8" (114 cm ) long strand. |
$500.00 Spindle whorls - largest
item #1652Nigeria - unknown tribe 41" long strand (104 cm), 30 beads |
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