Antique Venetian African Trade Bead Necklace Yellow Green Red Millefiori Glass 2

Antique Venetian African Trade Bead Necklace Yellow Green Red Fancy Glass 24" Antique strand of Venetian wound-glass trade beads featuring a bright yellow base with green stripes and trailed red lines, still strung on original hand-twisted raffia. These millefiori beads were handmade in Venice, Italy during the early 1900s and circulated through West Africa as adornment and currency. This 24" strand of 43 beads is wearable as found and prized by bead collectors and ethnographic jewelry enthusiasts. Title: Antique Venetian African Trade Bead Necklace Yellow Green Red Fancy Glass 24" Material: Wound Venetian soda-lime glass with layered trail decoration Bead Count: 43 beads Bead Size: Approx. 11 mm x 16 mm each Strand Length: 24" Total Weight: 104 grams Era: Early 1900s Origin: Venice, Italy (traded to West Africa) Condition: Antique handmade beads with minor surface wear and natural patina