Original Message:   Some more information on African-made phenolic beads

Comments from Jamey Allen: Phenolic plastic beads imitating amber can be European-made OR African-made. It is well-documented that the plastic rods were exported to both W. and E. Africa--where they were turned into beads. (Literally, on a turning wheel--like a piece of furniture or wood beads.) The plastic rods vary from translucent to opaque, swirly or not, pale to dark (or both, mixed), crackled or not--and sometimes heat treated or dyed various colors. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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