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traded in West Africa/Mauritania
Stone Item 059
Bead sizes vary
hand-carved serpentine and jade lock
32 inches of Bedouin embroidery
Ancient Glass Small Nila Beads from Mali, Many Colors - Strand B - Rita Okrent Collection (AT0649b) tribal protective amulet traded in West Africa/MauritaniaA colorful, mixed shape strand of small ancient excavated glass Indo Pacific nila beads, found in Mali. It is thought that these nila beads were manufactured elsewhere and often reworked by glassmakers in West Africa. Many have oxidization patina from burial and age. Large quantities have been found along the river banks of the Niger river in Mali and buried in large quantities in clay pots, used as a form of currency. 25 inches of beads. Bead size
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