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Made in Europe, Venice (modern day Italy), found in western Africa, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A gorgeous strand of 88 rounded glass trade beads, all of the chevron variety, most in hues of cobalt blue, ruby red, and bright white (two are black or very dark blue, red, and white). Although they are all chevrons, each bead has its own unique patterning, as each was hand-crafted. These beads are of the millefiori style. To make millefiori beads, artisans produced glass canes or rods, called murrine, by layering different-colored glass around a core. At this stage, their multicolored patterns were only visible from the cut ends of the cane. The rods were heated in a furnace, stretched and thus revealing the patterns throughout, and then cut into beads. Trade beads played a major role in the age of European exploration and colonization, serving as currency on multiple continents. Lovely and wearable as well! Size: 36" L (91.4 cm); largest bead measures .625" L x .5" in diameter (1.6 cm x 1.3 cm) Provenance: private southwestern Pennsyvania, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #144734