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A gorgeous strand of 47 vintage African 'Amber' copol beads strung on string 44" long. There is a medley of warm colours and shapes that would make a striking necklace just as it is! -
A gorgeous strand of 50 vintage African 'Amber' copol beads strung on raffia 44" long. There is a medley of warm colours and shapes that would make a striking necklace just as it is! -
A gorgeous strand of 52 vintage African 'Amber' copol beads strung on raffia 44" long. There is a medley of warm colours and shapes that would make a striking necklace just as it is! -
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Funky Frog's Bead Soup.... a collection of gorgeous African Recycled Glass beads... This Bead Soup is various Earth tones .. taupe, brown Recycled Glass Beads in various sizes and shapes.There are three Beads Soups to choose from. You will receive all the beads in the image. -
Gorgeous Ebony wood beads. Each large oblong bead is about 41x12 mm and the small ones are about 31x9 mm. These beads are a mix of dark ebony and various hues of amber. They make a real statement as a necklace strung togehter.. The trader in the Koforidua Market who sold these to me said they were "African Amber". A lot of beads are put under the name 'African Amber' but by any name they are gorgeous and add a certain something .... These beads are $3 each -
A strand of 100 Ebony disk shape Wood beads strung on raffia about 28' long. Each bead is about 6x11 mm. These beads are unique and beautiful. The beads are also handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. -
A strand of Ebony Wood football shaped beads with copper and brass inlay strung on string 32" long. Each strand includes approximately 25 high-quality, handmade beads, each measuring approximately 16x30 mm. These beads would make a unique addition to a special project. The beads are handmade so will vary in size, shape and colour. There is an option of breaking a strand and each bead would be about $3.20. If you would like just one bead or several beads please contact us and we could make an arrangement. -
A gorgeous focal African Amber Bead in various sizes and colours for your own necklace design! Baltic Amber, a fossilized tree resin, has been prized and coveted for its colour and natural beauty since ancient times. Because this amber is relatively rare and therefore expensive, there have been many attempts to replace it with other natural and synthetic resins. Research by Angela Fisher (author of Africa Adorned) and others suggests that very little African "amber" is 'true' amber. Most is probably made in Europe and carved in Africa. Some may be Copal resin (young tree resin) that is formed into beads, some may be a blend of natural and manmade resins, and some may be made from phenolic plastic. Horn that is a byproduct has also been called African amber. Even hard wood has been use and then called 'African Amber'. Funky Frog loves all the various kinds of 'African Amber' beads for their own intrinsic beauty and worth. 8 different focal Beads to choose from! -
30 Polished Mixed Colours with a band of earthy oatmeal or green Sandcast Football shaped Beads strung on string 24" long. Each bead is approximately 14x22 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. They make a fantastic necklace as is or restrung. Funky Frog got these in the last Bead Hunt from the Bead Makers themselves in Accra, Ghana. -
A gorgeous strand of colourful Fused Recycled Glass Beads in a rainbow of colours. These recycled beads were bought directly from the small factory, TK Beads in Accra, Ghana where the artisans hand make the beads in the labor intensive method of their ancestors from crushing glass to baking the final product in wood ovens. These beads are made by recycling previously used beads. The beads are melted together in a clay oven to make this beautiful mosaic of colors. Since the beads are handmade there will be variations in size, colour and design. You will receive a strand pictured in the photo. The beads are available in Small, Medium and Large clearly depicted in the third image. The strand of the small 9 mm Fused Recycled Glass Beads has 54 Beads on string 20″ long. $12 / strand The strand of the medium 14 mm Fused Recycled Glass Beads has 48 Beads on string 20″ long. $16 / strand The strand of the large 16 mm Fused Recycled Glass Beads has 40 Beads on string 22″ long. $19 / strand The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead. -
A strand of 12 Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads with a terracota background and a white, blue and teal design. The beads are 15x12 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. -
A strand of 10 Handpainted Recycled Glass Beads with a terracotta brown background and a blue and white design. The beads are 26x11 mm. These beads are handmade so will vary in size, colour and shape. -
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Two bracelet sized strands of about 33 hand painted Recycled Glass Beads strung each string 8" long. The beads are 5x7 mm and are dark brown with hand painted white+yellow polka dots. These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the powder into clay molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing. The beads are fired in a woodburning earthen oven. Ghana is famous for this type of bead. -
A gorgeous strand of 32 colourful Fused Recycled Glass beads on string 22" long. These recycled beads were bought directly from the small factory, TK Beads in Accra, Ghana where the artisans hand make the beads in the labor intensive method of their ancestors from crushing glass to baking the final product in wood ovens. These beads are made by recycling previously used beads, Ghana's answer to Fimo Beads! The beads are melted together in a clay oven to make this beautiful mosaic of colors. Each bead is approx. 14 x19 mm. The beads are handcrafted so will vary in size and shape but they are all a hexagon or 6 sided shape. The Rainbow Collection consists of three size of round beads, 3 sizes of disk beads, a long oblong bead and a hexagon shaped bead. -
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An unusually large strand of jumbo Horn Beads from Togo. Graduated strands such as these are hard to find, particularly with such large beads. Beads measure approximately from the smallest 12x14 mm to the largest 40x36 mm. You will receive 41 beads on a 36" strand. These beads were traded and imported directly from a trader in Africa. -
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A strand of jumbo Horn Beads from Togo. Beads measure approximately from the smallest 13 mm to the largest 31 mm. You will receive 37 beads on a 36" strand. These beads were traded and imported directly from a trader in Africa. The Trader called these beads African Amber Beads. -
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Indian Glass Beads Soup with over 100 assorted beads ... made in India, traded in Ghana, W. Africa and now available in Montreal, Canada!! Definitely beads that have traveled!! You will receive the mix you see in the photo. Two Bead Soups to choose from. -
A strand of 71 colourful graduated African Amber Beads strung on raffia 51" long in a rainbow of colours. The largest bead is jumbo sized at 29x49 mm and the smallest is 8x14 mm. This is definitely a collector's item or broken up will supply lots of colour for a special project. -
A strand of 100 dyed bone beads from Kenya strung on string 27" long. Each bead is approx. 7 mm x 4 mm. These beads are handmade so will have variations in colour, design and size. -
A strand of about 40 Brown Bone Beads with an engraved stripe from Kenya strung on raffia 22" long. There are two variations to choose from: a larger bead with wide apart stripes and a smaller bead with stripes close together. These beads are handmade so will have variations in colour, design and size between strands. -
A strand of about 40 Brown Irregular Bone Beads from Kenya strung on raffia 24" long. These beads are an irregular angular shape about 23 mm. These beads are handmade so will have variations in colour, design and size between strands. -
A strand of about 32 Bone Disk Beads with a circle about 3 x 19-26 mm from Kenya strung on raffia 26" long. These beads are handmade so will have variations in colour, design and size between strands. -
A strand of about 32 Bone Disk Beads with a star about 5x20 mm from Kenya strung on raffia 30" long. These beads are handmade so will have variations in colour, design and size between strands. -
3 Jumbo Ebony Wood round beads with copper and brass inlay. Each strand includes one jumbo and two large high-quality, handmade beads. The jumbo bead measures approximately 30 mm and the two large beads are about 25mm. Since they are handcrafted they will vary in size, shape and colour. These beads would make a unique addition to a special project. In the last image you can see the smaller ebony bead that you can find here.
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