Rare Purple-Pink Dogon Donut Glass Beads india beads From India

From India

Antique stock with silver beads as spacers

This strand has 41 SMALL bicone beads that measure from 13mm long x 6mm diameter to medium 18mm long x 10mm diameter

They were named "Vibangwa" in Swahili which in their traditional cone shell were made by cutting the top off and creating a flat shape with the shell's natural grooves

28mm tall x 27mm thick x 24mm wide with 3mm loop

Rare Purple-Pink Dogon Donut Glass Beads india beads From India24" graduated strand of unique and very rare purple pink "Dogon Donuts". These Dutch made glass beads where made in the 1700s and traded in Africa. Sixes range from 9 16mm in diameter. 164 beads on this strand.