Wedding Beads, Mali Hebron These rare cast bronze beads

These rare cast bronze beads from Cameroon or northern Nigeria have varied markings and patterns

West Africa in the late 1700's

28" inch double strand prayer necklace from Ethiopia from the early 1900s

1 strand 5mm sandalwood beads

and 7-10mm long

Wedding Beads, Mali Hebron These rare cast bronze beadsWest African bead merchants refer to these Czech glass pendants as "Wedding Beads", traditionally worn in Mali in wedding ceremonies. These colorful candy like baubles are so versatile in design work. A spacer in between allows each bead to hang down. Strung one after another, the beads will string up and down on the string. Great for earrings. This short strand is 20 inches long, with hexagonal carnelian glass beads in the mix. Briolettes are 14mm