Rare Antique Strand of Rare Venetian Millefiori African Trade Beads 28" Length I first saw these in Morocco and asked where they were from and then traveled across the Sahara Desert in a Volkswagen bus in 1970 to buy them in the Ivory Coast and sent them back in a large trunk. I sold them on Telegraph Ave in Berkley on the weekends while I was in college. There have been stored away since then
Rare Antique Strand of Rare Venetian Millefiori African Trade Beads from the late 19th century to the 1920's when paper currency was introduced. Many of my beads are from Venice but some were from other European countries. 28" Length I first saw these in Morocco and asked where they were from and then traveled across the Sahara Desert in a Volkswagen bus in 1970 to buy them in the Ivory Coast and sent them back in a large trunk. I sold them on Telegraph Ave in Berkley on the weekends while I was in college. There have been stored away since then
You can google the history of African trade beads to get more information
