Venetian Watermelon Beads, Flattened Ovals copper Authentic and very rare

Authentic and very rare

This large diamond-shaped bead is over 100 years old and is found in Mauritania and Niger

The close-up gives a better view of the lovely color

16" strand of small

Rare yellow glass bicone King Bead with green stripe around its middle and red

Venetian Watermelon Beads, Flattened Ovals copper Authentic and very rareA fun 20" strand of bright candy cane colored glass beads! Red, Blue, Green and White stripes on a flattened oval shaped bead. Beads size averages 14 17mm long by 5 4mm thick (there may be a few un squashed regular oval watermelon beads in each strand). 2mm hole. Made in the early 1900s, and traded in West Africa