Wedding Bead Mix Aluminum 5mm x 6mm copper beads

5mm x 6mm copper beads

fabricated brass beads made in Nigeria in the 1950s by the Yoruba people

Size ranges from 22mm x 13mm to 27mm x 14mm

circa 1930s

Approximately 100 years old

Wedding Bead Mix Aluminum 5mm x 6mm copper beadsWest African bead merchants refer to these Czech glass pendants as "Wedding Beads", traditionally worn in Mali in weddings. These colorful candy like baubles are so versatile in design work. A spacer in between allows each bead to hang down. Strung one after another, the beads will string up and down on the string. Great for earrings. Strands are strung in pairs, 21 beads per strand, 6 inches long. Beads vary in size and shape, mostly a briolette