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  • Antique Venetian Millefiori African Trade Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Antique Venetian Millefiori African Trade Beads

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

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  • Groundhog Grey Bicone Recycled Glass Beads (18x16mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Groundhog Grey Bicone Recycled Glass Beads (18x16mm)

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    Recycled glass beads are a type of indigenously produced African bead from Ghana West Africa. These beautiful grey color recycled beads are made us...

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  • Cameroon Brass Bicone Beads (11x10mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Cameroon Brass Bicone Beads (11x10mm)

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    Here is a beautiful strand of brass bicone from Cameroon. These beads are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Each bead is handmade individual...

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  • Dark Brown Bone Rondelle Prayer Beads (6x10mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Dark Brown Bone Rondelle Prayer Beads (6x10mm)

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    This strand of brown yak bone prayer beads demonstrates a simple elegance. The strand has been prepared for meditation however the versatile beads ...

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  • Cylindrical Cherry Amber Resin Beads (20x15mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Cylindrical Cherry Amber Resin Beads (20x15mm)

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    Admire this beautiful strand of vibrant amber resin beads. These beads are made by the craftspeople of Kenya. The light weight of these beads makes...

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  • Savannah Style Krobo Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Savannah Style Krobo Beads

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    A beautiful strand of powder glass African beads, made by the people of Krobo Mountain in Ghana, West Africa. Many designs of Krobo beads are patte...

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  • Black Terracotta Mali Clay Medallions (17x42mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Black Terracotta Mali Clay Medallions (17x42mm)

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    This beautiful strand of Mali Medallion terracotta beads is made with clay and each bead is individually inscribed with traditional motifs. It is ...

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  • Round White Metal Ethiopian Beads (8mm) - Brushed Finish - The Bead Chest
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    Round White Metal Ethiopian Beads (8mm) - Brushed Finish

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    Here is a beautiful strand of Ethiopian White Metal Round Beads from Africa. Each bead is individually handmade. The strand is a long approximately...

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  • Multicolor Krobo Medley Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Multicolor Krobo Medley Glass Beads

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    A beautiful strand of powder glass African beads, made by the people of Krobo Mountain ( Ghana , West Africa ) ,reproducing old Venetian FANCY trad...

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  • Round Maasai Silver Beads (22mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Round Maasai Silver Beads (22mm)

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    From the villages of Kenya, these beautiful round-shaped beads are handcrafted by Maasai tribespeople. Oftentimes referred to as "Maasai silver", t...

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  • Berber Silver Bicone Beads (15x17mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Berber Silver Bicone Beads (15x17mm)

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    These silver-plated Berber beads were individually handmade by a metal artisan using traditional techniques. If you look carefully you will see tha...

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  • Honey Brown Nigerian Round Camel Bone Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Honey Brown Nigerian Round Camel Bone Beads

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    Checkout these beautiful Nigerian beads made from real camel bone! Africa! Each long strand is approximately 32" long, and the graduated beads ran...

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  • Mixed Vintage Christmas Beads (Special Mix) - The Bead Chest
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    Mixed Vintage Christmas Beads (Special Mix)

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

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  • Tic-Tac-Toe Style Round Krobo Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Tic-Tac-Toe Style Round Krobo Beads

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    A beautiful strand of powder glass African beads, made by the people of Krobo Mountain in Ghana, West Africa. Many designs of Krobo beads are patte...

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  • Plum Red Amber Resin Cylinder Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Plum Red Amber Resin Cylinder Beads

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    Take a look at this beautiful strand of vibrant red amber resin beads. These beads are said to be made in Kenya. The light weight of these beads ma...

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  • Old Red Vinyl Phono Record Beads (5mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Old Red Vinyl Phono Record Beads (5mm)

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    Take a look at this beautiful strand of African vinyl beads in a red color. Beads such as these are found in Ghana and Nigeria where they are somet...

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  • Round Black Mali Clay Beads (25mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Round Black Mali Clay Beads (25mm)

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    Take a look at this great strand of black colored terracotta beads from Mali. Beautifully hand crafted, each bead may show slight variation in size...

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  • Blue Red Eye Krobo Powder Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Blue Red Eye Krobo Powder Glass Beads

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    A beautiful strand of powder glass African beads, made by the people of Krobo Mountain (Ghana, West Africa), reproducing old Venetian FANCY trade b...

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  • Vintage White Nigerian Cylindrical Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Vintage White Nigerian Cylindrical Glass Beads

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    Beautiful strand of white color small glass beads from Nigeria. Each bead measures approximately 4-5 x 5mm with strand length of 27". Some variatio...

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  • Blue Geometric Krobo Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Blue Geometric Krobo Beads

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    A beautiful strand of powder glass African beads, made by the people of Krobo Mountain in Ghana, West Africa. Many designs of Krobo beads are patte...

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  • Mali Silver Bicone Beads (22x24mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Mali Silver Bicone Beads (22x24mm)

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    Here is a beautiful strand of large Mali Silver Beads from Africa. The strand is approximately 28" long, with beads measuring 24mm in diameter and ...

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  • Krobo Fancy Powderglass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Krobo Fancy Powderglass Beads

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    A beautiful cylindrical strand of powder glass African beads, made by the people of Krobo Mountain ( Ghana , West Africa ) ,reproducing old Venetia...

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  • Round Black Mali Clay Beads (22mm) - The Bead Chest
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    Round Black Mali Clay Beads (22mm)

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    Take a look at this great strand of black colored terracotta beads from Mali. Beautifully hand crafted, each bead may show slight variation in size...

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  • Old Yellow & Green Striped Venetian Glass Beads - The Bead Chest
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    Old Yellow & Green Striped Venetian Glass Beads

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    This special strand of old trade beads was found in West Africa, but likely manufactured during the early 20th century by Venetian production. Each...

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While The Bead Chest is primarily an African bead importer, we also offer finished African Jewelry to those looking for ready-to-wear pieces. African Jewelry is a melting pot of contemporary and traditional styles, many of which have been replicated extensively in popular Western fashion culture. But, African Jewelry serves for a number of other functions besides self expression and bodily adornment, particularly amongst ethnic groups (such as the Krobo of Ghana) where social hierarchy is still an endemic part of their culture. Large bulbous Glass Trade Beads worn in multiple strands around the neck can be indicative of wealth, status and purity; used in rites of prayer and marriage, or have some medicinal value, such as an aid for female fertility. The oldest beads found in Africa in 2004 were a strand of 75,000 year old ostrich shell Heishi Beads, which are particularly favoured by the Ashanti tribe of Ghana whom believe they can significantly enhance fertility. Almost every indigenous group in Africa uses jewelry as a means of communication in one way or another. Known for their exuberant beaded collars and head dresses, the Yoruba women of West Africa utilise tiny glass Christmas Beads for waist adornments, with the primary intention of luring the attention of a potential mate to her form. In Ghanaian culture, the glass beads used are recycled from other materials and tend to be far larger and uniform in shape. They are used to attract attention to the female form, and are also believed to aid gastro-intestinal health. African Pendants are undoubtedly one of the most imitated forms of jewelry in the West. Focal pendants, such as those produced by the predominantly Muslim Tuareg people of the Western Sahara, have been adopted by many other cultures where Islam is the primary religion – namely due to the ancient Islamic texts and references inscribed upon them. Of course, such pendants are also popular due to their contemporary aesthetics. Moroccan Pendants collectively encompass a wide range of focal styles and timeless symmetric designs that many find appealing. Old Berber Pendants are often inset with semi-precious stones such as amber, amazonite and quartz, making them all the more desirable.