Vintage Aluminum Beads, Kenya Dorjee Bead brass bead is 18mm

Bead brass bead is 18mm long x 11mm wide

measuring from 3mm x 7mm diameter to 9mm x 16mm diameter with small 1mm (or less) bow-drilled holes

often referred to as "Bohemia Glass"

they are in very good condition for their age and feature some of the coolest design elements seen on these kinds of clay beads

Beautiful mix of 4 large rings of amber (12mm diameter 4mm thick) and 4 green glass (10mm diameter 2mm thick)

Vintage Aluminum Beads, Kenya Dorjee Bead brass bead is 18mm24" strand of satin finish cast aluminum beads made in Kenya. Made from old pots and pans which were melted down and made into beads in the 1950's. Fairly uniform cornerless cube shape, 6mm diameter square rectangles. Crude satin finish. 69 beads on this strand. Last photo shows other small aluminum beads. Lightweight and very cool.