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  • Peach Vintage Rice Beads (6x4mm) (Long Strand) - The Bead Chest
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    Peach Vintage Rice Beads (6x4mm) (Long Strand)

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    These vintage orange glass beads were originally produced in Czechoslovakia and sent to West Africa in the mid-20th century. Crafted in an oval sha...

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  • Bohemian Colodonte Beads (Grey) - The Bead Chest
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    Bohemian Colodonte Beads (Grey)

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    Colodonte is a type of bohemian glass. This strand measures approximately 28-30 inches long, with beads measuring 14mm in length.

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  • White Star Snake Beads - The Bead Chest
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    White Star Snake Beads

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    This strand of interlocking Czech glass beads is called "SNAKE" trade beads because of its similarity to the snake vertebrae. They date back from t...

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  • Red Transluscent Bohemian Fulani Glass Beads (Matte) - The Bead Chest
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    Red Transluscent Bohemian Fulani Glass Beads (Matte)

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of elongated glass from Africa, originally made in Czechoslovakia for African Trade. The strand measures about 25", ...

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  • White Vintage Baby Colodonte Beads (9x7mm) - The Bead Chest
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    White Vintage Baby Colodonte Beads (9x7mm)

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    These vintage glass beads originate from Czechoslovakia and were sent to West Africa in the mid-20th century. Similar to traditional "colodonte" be...

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  • Vintage Yellow Prosser Button Beads (9mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Vintage Yellow Prosser Button Beads (9mm)

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

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  • Bohemian Colodonte Beads (Red) - The Bead Chest
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    Bohemian Colodonte Beads (Red)

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    Colodonte is a type of bohemian glass. This strand measures approximately 22" long beading part only, with beads measuring 13-16mm in length. Shad...

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  • Old Glass Nigerian Blue Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Old Glass Nigerian Blue Beads

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    Checkout this great strand of wonderfully blue glass beads from West Africa The exact origin is not known however most likely they are old Czech or...

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  • Vintage Bohemian Coffee Bean Glass Beads (9x7mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Vintage Bohemian Coffee Bean Glass Beads (9x7mm)

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of glass beads from Mali, WestAfrica and originally made in former Czechoslovakia for African Trade. This strand mea...

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  • Bohemian Coffee Bean Prayer Beads (Long Strand) - The Bead Chest
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    Bohemian Coffee Bean Prayer Beads (Long Strand)

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of glass beads from Africa, originally made in Czechoslovakia for African Trade. This long strand measures about 38"...

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  • Old Bohemian Glass Red Oval Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Old Bohemian Glass Red Oval Beads

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of oval glass from Africa, originally made in Czechoslovakia for African Trade. This long strand measures about 30",...

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  • Opaque Red Round Bohemian Beads (13mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Opaque Red Round Bohemian Beads (13mm)

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    These old czech glass beads are commonly referred to as "bembe beads" by African traders. Their age is apparent in the imperfections and texture on...

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  • Old Bohemian Mixed Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Old Bohemian Mixed Beads

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of glass beads from Africa, originally made in czechoslovakia for African Trade. This long strand measures about 26"...

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  • Blue Vintage Rice Beads (6x4mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Blue Vintage Rice Beads (6x4mm)

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    These vintage blue glass beads were originally produced in Czechoslovakia and sent to West Africa in the mid-20th century. Crafted in an oval shape...

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  • Black Star Glass Snake Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Black Star Glass Snake Beads

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    This strand of interlocking Czech glass beads is called "SNAKE" trade beads because of its similarity to the snake vertebrae. They date back from t...

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  • Yellow Vintage Baby Colodonte Beads (9x7mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Yellow Vintage Baby Colodonte Beads (9x7mm)

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    These vintage glass beads originate from Czechoslovakia and were sent to West Africa in the mid-20th century. Similar to traditional "colodonte" be...

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  • Hank Tiny Yellow Chevron Beads (6 Strands) - The Bead Chest
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    Hank Tiny Yellow Chevron Beads (6 Strands)

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    Checkout this nice hank of Glass Chevrons originally made in the Czech Republic and typical of the small seed beads found in Ghana, Africa. Each ha...

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  • Old Jumbo Bohemian Coffee Bean Wedding Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Old Jumbo Bohemian Coffee Bean Wedding Beads

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of unusually large glass beads from Africa, originally made in Czechoslovakia for the African Trade. Individual bead...

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  • Old Bohemian Faceted Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Old Bohemian Faceted Glass Beads

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    Checkout this beautiful strand of glass beads from Africa, originally made in czechoslovakia for African Trade. This long strand measures about 26"...

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  • Czech Black Button Beads (6mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Czech Black Button Beads (6mm)

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    These black button beads are modern reproductions of traditional African trade beads originating from Czechoslovakia. They are matte black and have...

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  • White Vintage Rice Beads (7x5mm) - The Bead Chest
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    White Vintage Rice Beads (7x5mm)

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    These vintage white glass beads were originally produced in Czechoslovakia and sent to West Africa in the mid-20th century. Crafted in an oval shap...

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  • Vintage Red Prosser Button Beads (5x9mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Vintage Red Prosser Button Beads (5x9mm)

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    These vintage glass beads are often referred to as "button beads" because they were originally made by a button factory established by the Prosser ...

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  • Black Bohemian Fulani Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Black Bohemian Fulani Glass Beads

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  • Antiqued White Vintage Rice Beads (7x6mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Antiqued White Vintage Rice Beads (7x6mm)

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    These vintage white glass beads were originally produced in Czechoslovakia and sent to West Africa in the mid-20th century. Crafted in an oval shap...

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Czech Beads encompass a wide range of versatile styles still used in modern jewelry making. With their exuberant colors and chunky aesthetics, Bohemian Colodonte Beads are particularly popular among contemporary artisans, whom often use them as accents or spacers for larger focal beads. Imbued with powerful magical and healing properties, Fulani Funeral Beads still play a prominent part in the rituals and ceremonies of Ghanaian tribespeople – many of whom believe that these beads will aid their loved ones financially in the afterlife. Second to Venice, Old Bohemia was one of the world's leading countries for mass glass bead manufacturing during the trans-Mediterranean trading era. Czech Beads collectively define a wide range of bead styles produced by glasshouses in Czechoslovakia between the 15th and 19th Centuries. Unlike the elaborate styles produced by experimental glass-blowers in Venice, Czech Trade Beads were far simpler in style – often replications of the stone and African snake beads worn as amulets by the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Czech Beads have a varied history, and one which was largely impacted by the Industrial Revolution of the 19th Century. Glass-making in North Bohemia's started out as a cottage industry, but with the introduction of machine pressing techniques, rapidly transformed into a mass production industry that would eventually rival that of Venice. New techniques allowed for greater uniformity when producing African replicas, and because most factories used molds, there was greater control over placement of the threading hole. It's for this reason that many Czech Snake Beads produced prior to the 19th Century are significantly more expensive than their modern day counterparts.