Mixed Strand of Eja Discs white hearts Photo illustrates the variety in

Photo illustrates the variety in these beads

some dark cobalt blue with red and white stripes

black with white and blue twisted swirl in eye-like patterns

approximate size 9º

This large faceted opal glass cylinder is of Czech origin

Mixed Strand of Eja Discs white hearts Photo illustrates the variety in24" strand of Eja beads, some black with white, red and yellow stripes, some dark cobalt blue with red and white stripes, and a few smaller beads at the very end that are cornflower blue with red and yellow stripes. Largest beads are 12mm diameter, smallest are 7mm. Eja beads are made from Venetian chevrons, they are altered in Africa into the disc shape. From the 1800s.