OFFERED FOR SALE HERE, FROM QUITE LITERALLY A SHOE BOX FILLED WITH THIS VINTAGE/ANTIQUE MATERIAL, MALI, WEST AFRICAN TEMPORARILY STRUNG MASSIVE-SIZED COPAL/AMBER TRADE BEAD AND TRIBAL RITES NECKLACE, WEIGHING A FULL 388 GRAMMES. CONDITION IS SUPERB AND ALL BEADS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION HAVING BEEN IN STORAGE THESE LAST 5 DECADES OR SO....... NECKLACE # 4 AS SHOWN HERE IS THE FIFTH OF A TOTAL OF OVER 2100 GRAMMES OF COPAL.............PLUS 68 OUNCES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! COLORS ARE BOTH OPAQUE AND TRANSLUCENT AND THIS IS INDEED A RARE ITEM. SHIPPING, FULLY-INSURED IS FREE TO U.S. DOMESTIC BUYER/COLLECTOR, EXCLUDING, HAWAII, ALASKA, PUERTO RICO, VIRGIN ISLES AND THE PROTECTORATES. INTERNATIONAL BUYER TO PAY SHIPPING AT COST, PLUS 13% FOR HANDLING AND EXPORT DOCUMENTATION. |