{"product_id":"wedding-globular-trade-beads-matter-collection-153635","title":"Wedding Globular Trade Beads MATTER COLLECTION","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWedding Globular and a few Claw-shaped, and one triangle too.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wedding Beads\" were made in the Czech Republic specifically for the African trade in the 1950s and started being exported from Africa to the US and Europe in the 1980s.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beads come in several different shapes, colors and patterns. One of the most popular shapes are the round teardrop. Another attractive shape is the flat teardrop. \"Wedding beads\" were also made as flat tabular shapes, stylized claw shapes and other varieties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: Matter Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom the collection of Margie and Phil Matter. Margie lived in South Africa, and later she and her husband Phil opened a gallery in Tucson. Everything in this collection was in their home for more than thirty years. Africa Direct recently bought the collection; at 95, Margie wants to share the things she has loved so much.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis strand is not intended to be a ready-to-wear necklace. Although the strand can be worn \"as is,\" the \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eraffia \u003c\/span\u003eholding it together is not durable and may break with use. For this reason, we recommend that you re-string the beads before wearing them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-Box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_ActivatorWrapper_36nu6_55\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"PRODUCT.metafields.global.Strand_Length-anchor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Edit Strand Length metafield\" class=\"_ActivatorButton_36nu6_59\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_RowWrapper_36nu6_4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FormFieldLabel_36nu6_30\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd\"\u003eStrand Length:  28 inches (including string\/raffia)\u003cbr\u003eBead Size:  23-30 mm diameter. See picture with penny for size comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd\"\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e153635\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"sku 153000","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51134796628263,"sku":"153635","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/1015\/9911\/files\/IMG_6406.jpg?v=1773327988","url":"https:\/\/africadirect.com\/products\/wedding-globular-trade-beads-matter-collection-153635","provider":"Africa Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}