Wedding Beads, Mali fertility There are 75 beads including

There are 75 beads including 2 dangles and one crescent shaped pendant

25" and has some patina (see photos)

1 st aventurine rondelles

or wire-wrapped teardrops

Wedding Beads, Mali fertility There are 75 beads includingWest African bead merchants refer to these Czech glass pendants as "Wedding Beads", traditionally worn in Mali in wedding ceremonies. These colorful candy like baubles are so versatile in design work. A spacer in between allows each bead to hang down. Strung one after another, the beads will string up and down on the string. Great for earrings. This short strand is 20 inches long, with hexagonal carnelian glass beads in the mix. Briolettes are 14mm