African trade beads

My first few days in Marrakech were spent visiting the market place, and roaming about in the souk, trying to find my way back to the Three Palms Hotel. After a very short time you discovered that there were a few items of trade that were the favorites of the countless thousands of hippies that had already passed this way. Everyone knew what you wanted even before you asked. The main items were leather, over the shoulder bags, silver jewelry, and goulimine beads

J.F. Sick & Co trade beads See more like this Bruno clauses or something Tons of card like this from galbonez at museum

African Trade Beads

African glass "Trade Beads" of European origin came into existence when European Traders along the route between Europe and Africa were pressed for an acceptable currency form to exchange on African soil. Brightly colored glass beads with exotic shapes and intricate patterns fit extremely well as the most desirable tra

African glass "Trade Beads" of European origin came into existence when European Traders along the route between Europe and Africa were pressed for an acceptable currency form to exchange on African soil. Brightly colored glass beads with exotic shapes and intricate patterns fit extremely well as the most desirable tra

Sorting through my collection of trade beads recently, I observed that the very largest of my so-called "Russian" trade beads all have 7 sides. Beads of this type were used in the 19th century slave trade as well as in the North American fur trade, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Beads probably from the African trade, from the Pacific Northwest, and from the African trade. About 13x13mm in size. The upper strands are transparent uniform dark cobalt blue, the lower lighter blue strand…

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African glass "Trade Beads" of European origin came into existence when European Traders along the route between Europe and Africa were pressed for an acceptable currency form to exchange on African soil. Brightly colored glass beads with exotic shapes and intricate patterns fit extremely well as the most desirable tra

Your source for beads, artifacts and textiles from around the world since 1986. We carry a wide selection of beaded curtains, African & Eastern antiquities, paintings, handmade jewelry, holiday ornaments, ethnographic clothing, rare and antique beads, and semi-precious stones.