Venetian Rare Green and Pink Tubular Beads Necklace Africa Collins Collection
Necklace Size: 18 inches
Description
Includes a beautiful variety of mixed green Venetian trade beads and yellow beads.
"Trade Beads" refer to beads primarily produced in Venice, Bohemia, and other European countries from the late 1400s to the early 1900s, traded in Africa and the Americas. The peak of this trade occurred from the mid-1800s to the early 1900s, with the Venetians dominating production. J.F. Sick and Co. and Moses Lewin Levin played significant roles as bead brokers/importers. The beads gained renewed popularity in the late 1960s when exported from Africa to the U.S. and Europe. The term "Trade Beads" became widely used, and they were also known as "Love Beads" during the Hippie era. As demand grew, specific names like "Russian Blues" and "Dutch Donuts" emerged, contributing to the beads' collectability. Today, these beads are highly sought after, with some styles becoming rarer as African traders venture deeper into the continent to find them
Provenance: From the private collection of James Collins in Omaha, Nebraska
Strand Length
36 inches
Bead Size
4-22mm in diameter. See picture with ruler for size comparison.
145134
Approximate Age: Late 19th to Mid 20th Century
People: Venetian
Country of Origin: Italy
Length Details
Strand Length: 36 inches