400 Year Old Large 7-Layer Venetian Chevron Bead coconut shell The average bead size rages

The average bead size rages from tiny 1mm x 3mm to small 3mm x 5mm in diameter with very small holes

Strung with small plastic and glass beads

sealing in the prayer

This is an excellent example of German Idar-Oberstein stonework which was traded in Mali and West Africa in the 1800s

crystal clear color

400 Year Old Large 7-Layer Venetian Chevron Bead coconut shell The average bead size ragesLarge antique Venetian 7 layer Chevron bead from the 1600s; 26mm long X 24mm diameter. So very cool! Over 400 years old! Venetian bead that was altered in Africa and has been worn continually as part of a large necklace for hundreds of years.