African Trade Beads

Checkout this beautiful strand of vintage-style orange white heart beads! White hearts derive their name from the inner core of opaque white glass ...

These unusual old glass beads are associated with the Fulani people who inhabit a large region of sub-Saharan Africa. Living predominantly in Niger...

Admire this authentic of antique trade beads from Africa. This unique piece includes a nice mix of different Venetian and Dutch beads including Fea...

Take a look at these red padre beads which is modeled after traditional Spanish prayer beads. If you look closely you will see their beautiful tran...

These authentic vintage blue Vaseline beads are rare both in their color and in their shape. Made from Bohemian Glass during the 1800's, beads such...

Take a look at this beautiful antique strand of Venetian Millefiori trade beads! Celebrated among the most distinctive of beads, the Millefiori has...

Among the most celebrated of faceted beads, Russian Blues derive their romantic name from their involvement in the Russian fur trade of the Pacific...

Take a look at these orange glass baby padre beads from Nigeria. These little beads are great as spacers or to add character to your jewelry design...

Take a look at this beautiful antique strand of Venetian Millefiori trade beads! Celebrated among the most distinctive of beads, the Millefiori has...

Take a look this unusual long strand of black padre beads. Padre beads in this color are rare to find. The strand measures about 28"! Each bead mea...

Take a look at this beautiful antique strand of Venetian Millefiori trade beads! Celebrated among the most distinctive of beads, the Millefiori has...

Similar to Russian Blue beads these cylindrical blue glass beads derive their romantic name from their involvement in the Russian fur trade of the ...

Sliced Prosser Beads, otherwise known as button beads, get their name from their unique shape. These beads originated in the former Czechoslovakia ...

Checkout this beautiful strand of translucent purple white hearts! The strand measures approximately 25" with beads measuring about 6 mm in length.

These beads are either Bohemian or Dutch and were traded to Africa and Pacific Northwest as well as Alaska in the 1800. They are tubular drawn and ...

Christmas beads comprise of a special blend of choice beads created in former Czechoslovakia for use in Africa. Also known as "African love beads,"...

Checkout these beautiful large chevron trade beads, known as watermelon chevron. Similar to the commonly known Chevrons, they display a colorful s...

Admire this colorful strand of vintage Czech beads from Mali in West Africa. Commonly known as "Wedding Beads" due to their purported role in the w...

This nice strand of Ethiopian padre beads including a medley of white, blue, red, and yellow beads. Get all your favorite colors in one great stran...

Checkout these beautiful chevron trade beads, known as watermelon chevron. Similar to the commonly known Chevrons, they display a colorful set of ...

This beautiful strand of Mali Spindle Whorl beads is handmade with clay and individually inscribed. It is made by the Dogon tribe of Mali. Shape ...

Checkout these beautiful chevron trade beads, known as watermelon chevron. Similar to the commonly known Chevrons, they display a colorful set of ...