Strands of Glass Trade Beads
Vintage 1940s Czech Kankamba Glass Disc Beads
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Gorgeous 20" strand of wonderful vintage "Kankamba" beads; Czech-made from the 1930’s & 40’s and traded in West Africa (primarily in Ghana). Opaque light blue and translucent sea-foam green pressed-glass beads speckled with white; approximately 3mm thick x 6mm diameter.
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Vintage Strand of Canary Yellow Kankamba Glass Beads
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Gorgeous 18" strand of wonderful vintage "Kankamba" beads; Czech-made from the 1930’s & 40’s and traded in West Africa (primarily in Ghana). Mixed, speckled pressed-glass beads approximately 3mm thick x 6mm diameter. Lovely antique canary yellow with red speckles.
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Vintage Kankamba Czech Glass Disc Beads
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Gorgeous 22" strand of wonderful vintage "Kankamba" beads; Czech-made from the 1930’s & 40’s and traded in West Africa (primarily in Ghana). Mixed, speckled pressed-glass beads approximately 4-6mm thick x 8mm diameter. Most of the disc on this strand are of the lovely white with red speckles variety, but there are also some green and yellow ones. In excellent condition.
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Vintage Beige Kankamba Czech Glass Disc Beads
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Gorgeous 20" strand of wonderful vintage "Kankamba" beads; Czech-made from the 1930’s & 40’s and traded in West Africa (primarily in Ghana). Mixed, speckled pressed-glass beads approximately 3-4mm thick x 7mm diameter. Beige with red, yellow, white, blue, or green speckles. In excellent condition.
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Red Glass Disc Kankamba Beads
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Gorgeous 20" strand of wonderful vintage "Kankamba" beads; Czech-made from the 1930’s & 40’s and traded in West Africa (primarily in Ghana). Red pressed-glass beads speckled with yellow and white approximately 4-5mm thick x 7mm diameter.
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Red & Yellow Speckled Kankamba Beads
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Gorgeous 24" strand of wonderful vintage "Kankamba" beads; Czech-made from the 1930’s & 40’s and traded in West Africa (primarily in Ghana). Mixed, speckled pressed-glass beads approximately 6-7mm thick x 8-9mm diameter. In very good shape.
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7-Layer Chevrons from Peru - RARE!
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Beautiful 7-layer chevrons strung with hand-cut glass. The chevrons are tiny, blue with red and white layers. From the 1600-1700s. This variety was traded in Peru and are extremely rare.
92 Chevrons smallest 6×7mm; largest 13×13mm
25 Clear hand-cut, average 8×6mm
NO DISCOUNT on this item. Not available for 15% Discount.
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Antique Glass Disc Beads
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20" strand of antique green opaque glass disc beads. Made in Europe and traded in Africa in the late 1890’s to early 1900’s. Approximately 9mm diameter x 4mm thick. Strand will have a few chipped beads and some pitting as well.
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Vintage Red, Blue and Pale Yellow Glass Snake Beads
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20" strand of small pale yellow 6mm x 5mm inter-locking glass "snake" beads and some larger 9mm red and blue beads. Czech-made from the 1930’s and traded in Africa. These beads are made to imitate traditional snake vertebra beads. These glass beads are in good condition but dirty.
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Strand of "Antique Yellow" with Black Stipes Eja (Aja) Beads
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A gorgeous strand of "antique yellow" with black stripes Eja (or Aja) beads, featuring some very rare designs. From the 1800’s. Sizes range from the small 3mm x 8mm to the large 11mm x 3mm. While most of the beads are in excellent shape, the ones at the top of the strand do show a lot of wear and tear.
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Funky Brown/Brick Red Glass Snake Beads
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22" strand of large funky brown/brick red 10mm diameter x 5mm inter-locking glass "snake" beads. Czech-made from the 1930’s and traded in Africa. These beads are made to imitate traditional snake vertebra beads. This strand is in very good condition with only a few chipped beads.
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Gorgeous Strand of Green Eja/Aja Beads
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22" long strand of very rare green Eja (or "Aja") altered Venetian beads from Nigeria! Size averages 7-9mm in diameter x 1-3mm thick, from the early and late 1800s; made from Venetian beads. Delicious green with yellow, red, black and red stripes.
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Vintage Green Snake Beads
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22" strand of small Green 6mm x 5mm inter-locking glass "snake" beads; some white and black as well. Czech-made from the 1930’s and traded in Africa. These beads are made to imitate traditional snake vertebra beads. These glass beads are in good condition but dirty.
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Vintage Yellow Glass Snake Beads
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22" strand of small light yellow 6mm x 5mm inter-locking glass "snake" beads. Czech-made from the 1930’s and traded in Africa. These beads are made to imitate traditional snake vertebra beads. These glass beads are in good condition but dirty.
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Vintage Glass Yellow & Blue Glass Snake Beads
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22" strand of small dark blue and yellow 6mm x 5mm inter-locking glass "snake" beads. Czech-made from the 1930’s and traded in Africa. These beads are made to imitate traditional snake vertebra beads. These glass beads are in very good condition.
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Strand of Mixed beads, Eja & 5 Layer Chevron
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Strand of mixed glass trade beads from Nigeria. Small eja/aja beads (5-6mm diameter), dark blue eja beads are 5-6mm diameter x 3-4mm long; and transparent green 5-layer chevron beads (6-7mm diameter x 1-4mm long). Awesome mix! 22" strand.
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Strand of Old Majapahit Beads from China
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Majapahit from China, traded in Indonesia about 800 years ago. This 22" graduated strand has yellow glass beads; 5mm x 8mm to 12mm x 12mm. Sorry, no discount on this strand.
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Strand of Czech Fluted Clear Beads
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26" strand of antique fluted round clear Czech-made glass beads from around the early 1900’s. 15×15mm with a very small .5mm hole. Some minor wear, nevertheless is great shape for the age of these beads.
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Antique Clear Glass Melon Beads, strand
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24" strand of classic melon shaped clear glass beads, Czech-made in the 1900s and traded in Africa.
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Czech Melon Beads, strand
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22" strand of yummy looking Czech glass "melon" beads from the 1920s, traded in East Africa by the Masaii Tribe. Each bead is approximately 13mm x 15mm with a small 1mm hole.
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