Vintage Blue & White Sandcast Beads

$8.95

Product Details

Bead Size: 14-22 x 12-14mm diameter
Hole Size: 2mm
Strand Length: 24"
Number of Beads: 30-32

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Vintage Blue & White Sandcast Beads

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Product Description

Checkout this beautiful strand of blue and white African sandcast beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000 years. Pulverized glass of various colors is poured into a clay mold, using a cassava stem for the bead's hole. The mold is placed in a furnace and heated until the glass particles congeal without actually melting and the stem burns out. The Ghanaians have been making beads in this manner since the 1600s.

The strand sometimes comes in alternating blue and white color beads and sometimes may have more of one color than the other. Beads are 12-14mm in diameter. Each strand is unique and may vary from strand pictured.

Product Details

Bead Size:

14-22 x 12-14mm diameter

Hole Size:

2mm

Strand Length:

24"

Number of Beads:

30-32 (approximation)

Found In:

Ghana

Material:

Glass

Color:

Blue

Shape:

Oval

SKU:

SAND-UNU-MIX-204

Shipping & Returns

Pay shipping on your first item, and all additional items in our store ship free of charge!

USA

$4.00

flat rate per order

Canada

$10.00

flat rate per order

International

$15.00

flat rate per order

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Orders placed before 2:00PM Pacific Standard Time typically ship on the same day. If the order is placed on a weekend or holiday, it will generally be shipped the next business day.

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Worry-Free Return Policy

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