Product Description: This medium-sized, six-layer Venetian Chevron Bead features a classic combination of white, red, and blue in a 12-star pattern. Its barrel shape and large hole diameter make it suitable for use with thicker leather cords.

Specifications:

• Origin: Venice
• Estimated Production Period: 1800s to early 1900s
• Diameter: 19mm
• Length: 24mm
• Hole Size: 6mm
• Special Notes:
  • This is an antique item and may have scratches, cracks, or chips.
  • Contains significant chips.
• Attention: Due to lighting conditions and photography, the color of the actual product may appear slightly different from the photos. Photographs are taken in bright indoor lighting.

About Trade Beads:

Trade Beads refer to beads produced in Venice, Bohemia, and other European countries from the late 1400s to the early 1900s for trade with Africa and the Americas. These beads were exchanged for gold, ivory, and slaves in Africa, and for furs with Native Americans in North America. Trade beads reached their peak from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, with millions of beads being produced and exported to Africa, most of which were made in Venice.