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Venetian Africa trade beads, with silver coin.

Posted by Johanne on June 18, 2011 at 8:41pm

Venetian red skunk beads, red feather beads: old Africa trade beads, Maria Theresia silver coin from 1778.

Comments

Ethnic Embellishments June 18, 2011 at 11:24pm

They look like candy. Wonderful lighting in the photos!
SARAH CORBETT June 19, 2011 at 11:52am

great feather and skunk beads and my favourite colours too!
Johanne June 19, 2011 at 6:23pm

Thank you both for your friendly comments. I made the pictures outside by daylight on my gardenpath in a stroke of sunlight; you see that works..

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