Wedding Beads, Mali Hebron a chameleon

a chameleon

24" strand of newly made small solid brass 5mm long x 5mm diameter faceted brass bicones with 1mm hole

From the late 1800s

and 7-10mm long

19mm wide x 20mm tall x 11mm thick (hollow)

Wedding Beads, Mali Hebron a chameleonWest 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