Antique Venetian African Trade Beads

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A VERY COLLECTABLE RARE CURVED VENETIAN GLASS AFRICAN TRADE BEAD THAT WAS USED AS CURRENCY THROUGHOUT AFRICA. I BOUGHT IT IN THE REMOTE AREAS OF THE IVORY COAST OF AFRICA IN THE 1970'S. THE BEAD IS A CENTER PIECE WITH MULTICOLORS AND WHITE EYES . (THE EARLIER BEADS WERE PLAIN WITH SIMPLE DISTINCT EYES FOR SUPERSTITIOUS REASONS AND LATER MORE COLORFUL EYES DEVELOPED FOR BEAUTY) THERE IS A HOLE FOR STRINGING AND THE CONDITION IS EXCELLENT. THE SIZE IS 1 5/8 INCH BY 3/8 INCH. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT MULTIPLE BEADS SO I CAN COMBINE SHIPPING.  CODE BC
On Jun-03-10 at 11:03:02 PDT, seller added the following information:
THE FIREFLY COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1973 AND CONSISTS OF OVER 200,000 VINTAGE PIECES. ONLY A SMALL PORTION IS LISTED SO FAR AND I AM ADDING ITEMS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE ITEMS RANGE FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE 1970'S. 10,000 PIECES ARE FROM A COLLECTION I BOUGHT IN PARIS IN THE 1970'S FROM A LARGE ANTIQUE DEALER IN THE CLINGNANCOURT MARKET. PLEASE ENJOY BROWSING THROUGH THE MORE THAN 2000 ITEMS ON THE FIREFLY EBAY STORE AND PLEASE EMAIL QUESTIONS TO .
On Jun-04-10 at 09:08:00 PDT, seller added the following information:
THE FIREFLY COLLECTION BEGAN IN 1973 AND CONSISTS OF OVER 200,000 VINTAGE PIECES. ONLY A SMALL PORTION IS LISTED SO FAR AND I AM ADDING ITEMS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THE ITEMS RANGE FROM THE LATE 18TH CENTURY TO THE 1970'S. 10,000 PIECES ARE FROM A COLLECTION I BOUGHT IN PARIS IN THE 1970'S FROM A LARGE ANTIQUE DEALER IN THE CLINGNANCOURT MARKET. PLEASE ENJOY BROWSING THROUGH THE MORE THAN 2000 ITEMS ON THE FIREFLY EBAY STORE AND PLEASE EMAIL QUESTIONS TO .
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