NEWER BEADS


BN02 AMBER GUINEA COPAL
Golden/colored translucent beads with opaque swirls, matte finish. They can easily be buffed to a glassy finish. These beads are quite lovely. They are not old and we are not certain what their true content is; everyone in the trade calls it copal amber... we do guarantee that they are beautiful. Temporarily strung; restring for jewelry (large beads can be carved or used for knife handle spacers).
(A) 1/2" diam. rounded cylinder shaped beads, perfect for earrings, necklaces, priced at only $45 per 28" strand, single beads-$1.50 ea., 10-$1.25 ea.
(B) 1/2" diam. - 3/4" diam. Rounded cylinder shaped beads graduating in size, priced at only $65 per 24" strand. Single beads: 3/4" diam. bead-$2.50 ea., 7/8" diam. bead-$3.50 ea.
(C) 1-1/8" & 1-3/8" diam. rounded cylinder shaped beads, 24" string-$95. Single beads: 1-1/8" bead-$5 ea., 1-3/8" bead-$8 ea.

BN02.3 AMBER NUT
Approx. 1/2" diam. barrel beads look like amber but made from a tropical nut. Very nice, choice of colors golden, light chestnut, dark brown (round beads). About 20"-$15 ea.
BN02.7 AMETHYST SMOKE
This is the best way to describe the color of these 1/8" diam. translucent beads. Lovely 22" strands-$4.
BN03 BLACK BEADS
1/8" diam. shiny black roundish beads, great accents, 24" necklace-$12.50.
BN04 BONE BARREL CLASPS
High quality white bone, looks like ivory, 5mm or 10mm diam.-75¢ ea or 10-$5.
BN05 BONE BEAD NECKLACES
21" long strand. These beads are beautifully polished with bone barrel clasp, look just like ivory.
(A) 4mm beads, $7.50, SALE PRICED-$4.
(B) 6mm beads-$15, SALE PRICED-$8.
BN07 BONE SKULL BEADS
Tibetan "rosary"/prayer necklace (ask for info sheet). 55" long string of hand carved bone skulls from Tibet, 1/2" tall, 108 per string, tassel on end, antique patinae color-$21 (singles for earrings-50¢). SALE-$18.
BN08 BONE SKULL BEADS
1-1/4" tall stylized bone skull carved in Tibet, hole in top and bottom, antique patinae-$2.50 each, 10-$20, 50-$75.
BN10 BRASS TUBES 1/8" diam. x 1/2" tubes of hand rolled aged brass with slightly crimped ends. Approx 45-$15.
BN11 BRASS FANCY SPACERS
Approx. 1/8" diam. bead is hand formed from fancy brass ribbon (leaf pattern) by cutting and rolling. Approx 120 piece necklace-$18.
BN12 BRONZE NECKLACE MASKS & FETISHES
1-1/2" long frogs, Ashanti fertility figures (bare breasted female) & masks, with loop. Were $6 ea, SALE PRICED-$4.50 ea.
BN12.5 BUFFALO SKULL PENDANT
(A) 1 3/4" beautifully carved white bone buffalo skull with horns carved in genuine black horn! These are great, with two holes at top for cord-$15!
(B) Same but with fancy silver tips and bands on the black horns and a fancy silver headress on the upper half of the skull-$35.
BN13.5 EAGLE LEG PENDANT
1 1/2" long eagle leg carved from antler with talons finely carved off horn. In the clenched claws is a small black onyx ball, an ornate silver cap and bail graces the top. An incredible carving-$30.
BN14 FACE BEADS
3/4" diam. round or 7/8" long barrel beads of multi-color glass with faces-$3 ea, 4 diff.-$10.
BN15 FEATHER OR COMB BEADS-RED
Similar to AB24, 1" long beads with fine stripes of white, yellow and red, some very beautiful beads. Translucent satin ruby red, 24" strand-$25.
BN016 HEISHI
Tarnished brass, copper or silver metal heishi for spacers. Handmade 3/16" diam., 22" strands-$12 ea.
BN23 JINGLE BELL BEADS
Attractive pea sized silver plated brass bell beads are open like a clam shell and have a loop at top. String on a necklace or bracelet to create a pleasant tinkling sound. 20¢ ea, 20-$2, 100-$8, 1,000 (approx.)- $50.
BN24 MYRRH
One of the gifts brought to Christ by the wise men! These small tan beads are hand made from the collected sap of the myrrh tree. Each necklace is made of 4 strands of small beads that are tied together at the end. The strands are about 33" long. The fragrance of these beads is wonderful. When you aren't wearing them, you will probably want to hang them in your bath or bedroom. Tradition on the "dark continent" dictates that a man give his wife a strand of these when she gives birth. A total of about 11' of deliciously fragrant myrrh-$16.
BN25 RUBY CANES
1/8" diam. x 3/8" long tubes of gorgeous ruby red transparent glass, fabulous necklace-$8.
BN26 SAUDI (ARABIC) BEADS
24" long Muslim prayer beads necklace of 1/2" diam. flat discs strung through the edge. These beads have 8 gold stars and a crescent moon on each side.
(A) Choice of: translucent dark blue, red, green, blue green, yellow & pale blue. Also opaque red or green. Beautiful, unusual, great for mystique value-$21 ea.
(B) Collection Necklace mix of all colors plus round & oval star beads, for wearing or tearing apart-$28.
BN27.5 TUAREG CROSS NECKLACES
From the desert nobles of the Sahara desert these were originally passed down from the father to the son at puberty with the words "my son, I give you the four corners of the world because one cannot know where one will die." Believed to be powerful talismans, these 2 1/2"-3" long crosses have a unique human(oid) shape and are engraved with symbolic designs. Strung on 20" necklaces with black, blue and red glass beads and silver tube beads. With silver hook clasp-$30.
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