Large Yellow-Heart Beads, Long Strand
Beautiful Venetian yellow-heart beads (yellow center) made in the early-mid-1800's and traded in Nigeria. Extra-fine graduated long strand. Beads range in size from 14mm round-20mm diameter. 40 inches long, with 63 beads on the strand. Some color variation, but mostly a cranberry red. This kind of uniform condition is now rare! Some cracks and pitting, a few beads have chips. Traded in the Hudson River region in New York as well.
