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Hello Anne, The bead appears to be a drawn bead. (Distinguishing between wound and drawn beads is one of the most basic and essential skills a bead collector should have, for identification purposes, and to distinguish one bead group from another.) The color I see on my screen is a rather rich opaque-looking teal blue. Is this accurate? The color range for old-time kori beads (what may popularly be called "true aggrey beads") is a more grayish, or pale violet-blue. These beads are somewhat translucent, but not really transparent, and tend to be somewhat dichroic. Sometimes they have opaque brick-red stripes (about 4 of them). The more your beads tend to be opaque and teal-blue, the less likely it is they will be old kori beads. As I have written many times, practically any cylindrical blue bead, in Ghana, will be called a "koli" bead. In Nigeria, they are called "segi" beads. Segi beads taken to Ghana become "koli" beads. Koli beads taken to Nigeria become "segi" beads. Nevertheless, there are some beads that are most likely native to Ghana, and some that are native to Nigeria. Some are imported from abroad, and some are local. Some are quite old, and some are still or recently made. Some have been locally-altered tro resemble other types. There are a LOT of variables to juggle. Your bead is most likely not an old-time kori or Aggrey bead. Depending upon its context, it is most likely either a koli bead or a segi bead. Jamey All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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