{Description}King Excavated Venetian Yellow Trade BeadsA fine strand of Excavated King Venetian beads. "King Beads" are wonderful old Venetian wound and marvered bicone beads. Sometime in the past, probably in the heyday of the import of African Trade beads in the early 1970s, these were given the name of "King" beads. The legend has it that these were worn by African "Kings"(Chiefs). "King" beads come in a large variety of colors, trailing designs and sizes but always in a bicone shape. The earliest versions of these beads can be dated back to the mid-1800s and represented on Moses Lewin Levin bead sample cards which were donated to the British Museum in 1865.  These old Venetian "King" beads were made up to the 1920s and later versions are represented on Sick and Co. bead sample cards from this period. Still revered in Africa today, these old beads are on prominent display in Dipo Initiation ceremonies in Ghana, where the yellow forms, in particular, represent maturity and prosperity. This would explain the popularity of the yellow-striped "King" beads. "King" beads are highly collectible and there are some spectacular private collections of these beads in America, Africa, Japan, and Europe.This strand is not intended to be a ready-to-wear necklace. Although the strand can be worn "as is," the raffia holding it together is not durable and may break with use. For this reason, we recommend that you restring the beads before wearing them. Strand Length: 28 inches (including string/raffia) Bead Size: 13-18 mm diameter 149271 King Excavated Venetian Yellow Trade Beads
A fine strand of Excavated King Venetian beads.
"King Beads" are wonderful old Venetian wound and marvered bicone beads. Sometime in the past, probably in the heyday of the import of African Trade beads in the early 1970s, these were given the name of "King" beads. The legend has it that these were worn by African "Kings"(Chiefs). "King" beads come in a large variety of colors, trailing designs and sizes but always in a bicone shape. The earliest versions of these beads can be dated back to the mid-1800s and represented on Moses Lewin Levin bead sample cards which were donated to the British Museum in 1865.  These old Venetian "King" beads were made up to the 1920s and later versions are represented on Sick and Co. bead sample cards from this period. Still revered in Africa today, these old beads are on prominent display in Dipo Initiation ceremonies in Ghana, where the yellow forms, in particular, represent maturity and prosperity. This would explain the popularity of the yellow-striped "King" beads. "King" beads are highly collectible and there are some spectacular private collections of these beads in America, Africa, Japan, and Europe.This strand is not intended to be a ready-to-wear necklace. Although the strand can be worn "as is," the raffia holding it together is not durable and may break with use. For this reason, we recommend that you restring the beads before wearing them.
Strand Length: 28 inches (including string/raffia)Bead Size: 13-18 mm diameter
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