Ancient Glass Small Nila Beads from Mali, with Rare Red Tubes - Strand D - Rita Okrent Collection (AT0649d)

Ancient Glass Small Nila Beads from Mali, with Rare Red Tubes - Strand D - Rita Okrent Collection (AT0649d)Rare translucent maroon tubes, ancient shell and antique indigo tube beads are found on this collector's strand of mixed Indo Pacific nila beads, found in Mali. Many nila beads 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. It is thought that these nila beads were manufactured elsewhere and often

Vintage or Antique Large Brass Sabbath candelabrum

Ancient Glass Item 044c

Ancient Glass Item 316

though some bead holes may have been made from the ancient stones more recently

Possibly from the Dogon people of Mali

price for group

Condition: Fair to Good

Includes solid and striped globular wedding beads

approximately 1950's

providing spiritual guidance about the path to adulthood

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The beads in this strand was sourced in Mauritania or Mali in West Africa