African trade bead strand. Venetian wound glass beads.

A colourful strand of Venetian wound glass beads in black yellow and red. Mid 20th century.

Books referenced.

‘A Bead Timeline Vol.1 Prehistory to 1200CE’. James Lankton.
ISBN 0-97-25066-1-6

‘The Worldwide History of Beads’. Lois Sherr Dubin. ISBN 978-0-500-29177-1

‘Glass Beads from Europe’. Sibylle Jargstorf. ISBN 0-88740-839-7
‘Beads. A History and Collector’s Guide’. Stefany Tomalin.
ISBN 978-1-4456-5865-0

‘A Handbook on Beads’. W.G.N. van der Sleen. ISBN 2-87011-008-1

Dimensions: 39cms long strand x 7mm to 14mm diameter. Lengths vary from 10mm to 18mm.

Weight: 71gms

Condition: Used condition with signs of wear. (S7)