Strand of Carved Shell "Bead Caps" from Mali French jet Antique stock with silver beads

Antique stock with silver beads as spacers

Set of 25 of wonderfully lumpy

small Venetian white heart seed beads from the 1800's

or restrung

a Tuareg symbol of male fertility were molded and traded in the 1930's with the Tuareg tribal people

Strand of Carved Shell "Bead Caps" from Mali French jet Antique stock with silver beads26" strand of intricately carved shell beads from West Africa. These hand carved beads are traditionally worn against the scalp by Mali women with fancy braided hairdo's and are shaped like a bead cap. Some have one hole, some have two (like a button). Great for setting into silver bezels or capping a fancy bead. Size ranges from 10 18mm diameter. Over 150 beads in each strand!