1 Beautifull Rare Deutch Chevron Trade Bead Collected in Kano ( Nigeria), 300 year's old!!!
UNIQUE COLLECTOR! RARE!
Size: 9 x 9 mm
The Roll's Royce of the Beads !
The chevron or star bead is from the familly of drawn beads, called "rosetta" in italian. They habe been made in italy since at least 1496. They were made using a fifteen step process. When it is viewed in cross section, a star pattern is visible. In West Africa, they are called "King beads" because they were used by only by the chiefs of tribes. Most are 4 or 6 layer, although they can be up to 10 layers. The second, 4th and 6th layers are always white.
Glass-beadmaking at Holland is thought to have been initiated by about 1590. So, close to the beginning of the 17th century. Prior to that time, the Dutch had been receiving Venetian (and perhaps other) beads, and had transported them via shipping, to the areas where they had established commercial relations (no doubt continuing to expand the areas of these contacts and exchanges). In the 17th C., it is strongly established that Western Europeans wanted to compete with Venice in the manufacture of glass beads for export. In addition to Holland, Flanders and England established glasshouses for beadmaking.
The Dutch made these fancy drawn beads, including rosetta beads (usually finished a-speo) for about 100 years.
. For more information and stunning examples, see Picard's CHEVRON AND NUEVA CADIZ BEADS.
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We will chip to world wide, prioritar or economic as you want, contact us, we combine all additional items 0,50 euros.
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Contact-me for all questions, it will be a pleasure to answer!!