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Greener Pastures Necklace - Green Turquoise, Malachite, Chevron
African Trade Bead, Sterling Silver $68
Trade beads are usually associated with West Africa where they are
most often found, but they were originally created in Venice,
Bohemia, and Holland. From the end of the fifteenth century, beads
were a major component of the currency exchanged along the trade
routes. Over the next four centuries, European bead makers were
producing a wide variety of designs specially for the African trade:
millefiore, chevrons, striped melons, feather, and eye beads. Trade
beads are now eagerly collected by bead lovers from all over the
world. Local bead traders generally purchase them from local
villagers, where they are then sold to buyers and importers in the
United States and Europe.
African Trade Bead, Sterling Silver $68
Trade beads are usually associated with West Africa where they are
most often found, but they were originally created in Venice,
Bohemia, and Holland. From the end of the fifteenth century, beads
were a major component of the currency exchanged along the trade
routes. Over the next four centuries, European bead makers were
producing a wide variety of designs specially for the African trade:
millefiore, chevrons, striped melons, feather, and eye beads. Trade
beads are now eagerly collected by bead lovers from all over the
world. Local bead traders generally purchase them from local
villagers, where they are then sold to buyers and importers in the
United States and Europe.
email: tara@fiveoclocksomewhere.us
