Description: This is an antique yellow African made powdered glass Akoso bead with stripes. This Akoso bead is in pretty good condition with wear and spots of glass loss down to the core. This antique bead measures 1.30 inches long by 0.73 inches wide. Antique Bodom Ghanaian powdered glass beads are recognized as very large beads which usually have a thin yellow outer layer covering a dark gray or black core. These Bodom beads often display trailed cruciform designs and other hot worked decorative patterns possibly executed over updraft furnaces similar to the type used by the modern bead workers of Bida, Nigeria today. The exact methods of Bodom bead making is now a lost and forgotten technique which is no longer possessed by the current bead makers of Ghana. These Bodom beads are highly prized and mysterious beads which are very old although there is not enough evidence to date them. To the Asante of Western Africa Bodom beads are worth their weight in gold and long ago one bead was traded for seven slaves. The Asante believe these Bodom beads have supernatural powers to multiply and protect their owners. Perfect for adding to your African Trade bead collection or for jewelry applications. I combine shipping on multiple orders so please check out my ebay store Mountainamma's Marketplace where I have thousands of items to browse through from Africa and beyond. For buyers of multiple items message me before checking out for help combining shipping fees.
Price: 120 USD
Location: Williams, Oregon
End Time: 2023-11-10T20:42:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 13.3 USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Handmade: Yes
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: Ghana
Style: Akoso Bead
Material: Powder Glass
Featured Refinements: Antique Bead
Type: Single Beads
Color: Multi-Color
Origin: African
Time Period Manufactured: 1800-1950
