Wedding Bead Mix Antique Coin Silver Antique Ethiopian wedding (hair) beads

Antique Ethiopian wedding (hair) beads made of coin silver

25mm wide x 27mm tall x 2mm thick (semi-solid silver backing) with two 4mm loops

Fabricated coinsilver construction with a lovely gold wash

West African bead merchants refer to these Czech glass pendants as "Wedding Beads"

Great beads

Wedding Bead Mix Antique Coin Silver Antique Ethiopian wedding (hair) beadsWest African bead merchants refer to these Czech glass pendants as "Wedding Beads", traditionally worn in Mali in weddings. 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. Strands are strung in pairs, 21 beads per strand, 6 inches long. Beads vary in size and shape, mostly a briolette