Venetian retailer Green Chevron Beads and Shell

Shell and Venetian green chevron beads. These antique beads were handmade in Venice using traditional bead making techniques in the late 1800's - 1900. The shells date from the late 1800's. They are excavated and some may have small chips. The strand (beads) measures 21”. They come as shown.

Note: All of the beads on this site are excavated, part of a large collection purchased years ago. Part of the collection has excellent provenance as to the early trading with Native Americans, others were just in groups. Unless noted I suspect these listed above were part of the African Trade. Demand for the larger trade beads in America dropped off in favor of the smaller seed beads used in Native American beadwork.

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