Description:

Western Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. 19th century CE, found in western Africa. A lovely collection of 3 strands Venetian glass and stone trade beads, each strung on modern raffia and cotton cords. There are 65 beads on the first strand, all in an opaque creamy yellow hue. The next has 61 beads of primarily yellow hues with polychrome swirls of purple and blue. The largest strand has 53 barrel beads with equatorial bands of green, blue, and purple. Glass beads played a major role in the age of European exploration and colonization, serving as currency on multiple continents where glass was a rare commodity. Size (longest strand): 32" L (81.3 cm); (beads): 0.65" L x 0.25" W (1.7 cm x 0.6 cm)

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s and 1960s

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#170424

  • Condition: Some minor chips and nicks, but beads are intact and all strung in modern times on modern raffia or cotton cords. Wearable as shown.

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