BEADS
At the
present the collection of Toguna African Art & Crafts consists
of the following beads:
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Large, new, glass "sea color" beads from Ghana |
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Powder-glass beads from Ghana |
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Multicolor beads from Nigeria |
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Square bakelite beads from the Yemen |
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Ashanti-made glass beads from the 20's till the 50's |
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Venetian-made large and small trading and Millefiori beads |
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Czech-made glass drop-beads of the pre 50's period |
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Earthenware old and new beads from Mali |
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Vaseline beads from Ethiopia |
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Dutch light blue and dark indigo blue beads from Amsterdam, 17th and 18th century |
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Beads made from: ostrich-shell, granite, laterite, agate, coconut shell, bronze, camel bone, plastic discs, coral, etc. |
Examples
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