African Trade Beads

These vintage cylinder-shaped beads are most often found in Nigeria and Ghana, West Africa. Commonly used to make waist beads jewelry, each strand ...

Admire this beautiful strand of matte glass beads reminiscent of Venetian trade beads! Glass beads similar to these were made throughout the 19th a...

Dive into the deep elegance of our stylish Teal Padre Beads. The matte finish of each bead enhances their appearance while adding a contemporary fl...

Add a touch of subtle color to your design projects with these useful glass Padre Beads. Each bead showcases an interesting beige-toned gradient wi...

Checkout this beautiful strand of turquoise color white heart beads! White hearts derive their name from the inner core of opaque white glass that ...

Beautiful old venetian medicine man beads. These beads have traveled at least three continents and were originally traded in the 1800's. Each bead ...

Take a look at this fabulous strand of annular wound trade beads also known as "Dutch Donuts." Trade beads like these have traveled multiple contin...

Delve into the serene beauty of our lovely Teal Padre Beads. The translucent quality of these glass beads allows for light to pass through them, cr...

These brilliant glass beads are made using techniques pioneered in Czechoslovakia. Beads such as these were produced during the 19th and 20th centu...

Take a closer look at these beautiful Dark Blue Padre Beads. Notice the interesting white-marbled cloud-like pattern that accents the deep blue ton...

Explore the understated elegance of our Pastel Green Padre Beads. Crafted with care from glass, these beads showcase a serene palette of pale sand ...

These brilliant glass beads are made using techniques pioneered in Czechoslovakia. Beads such as these were produced during the 19th and 20th centu...

These brilliant glass beads are made using techniques pioneered in Czechoslovakia. Beads such as these were produced during the 19th and 20th centu...

These blue padre beads are found in Ethiopia, East Africa. Originally European Made and have been traded in African in the late 1800 early 1900's. ...

Checkout this beautiful strand of hard-to-find deep red white hearts! These beads are our highest quality white heart beads. The strand measures ap...

A beautiful strand of black and white skunk beads less common rectangular shape, made to resemble the older Eye beads produced in Italy in the 1800...

Take a moment to examine these beautifully made Vintage Turquoise Czech Cylinder Beads. This style of bead making was developed in Bohemia, aka the...

These beads are either Bohemian or Dutch style and similar beads were traded to Africa and Pacific Northwest as well as Alaska in the 1800. The str...

These rose padre beads are found in Ethiopia, East Africa. Originally European made and have been traded in African in the late 1800 early 1900's. ...

Take a look at this lovely strand of Pastel Yellow Vintage Czech Beads. Originally made in Bohemia aka the Czech Republic these beads have a distin...

Take a look at these beautiful translucent aqua blue padre beads. Made from Czech glass, padre beads such as these have been traded in African sinc...

These brilliant glass beads are made using techniques pioneered in Czechoslovakia. Beads such as these were produced during the 19th and 20th centu...