Post: Post Reply: Too beat up to be Faux? by Carole

Original Message: Too beat up to be Faux?

vb zx I acquired these some 15 years, or so, ago, from a German bead dealer, at the Denver Gem and Mineral Show. They were on a strand with some other beads I wanted. They remind me of the story the Oppers told at the D.C. Bead conference about Mauritanians chipping ancient eye beads. They would put a hole in the chip and sell it. The Oppers tried to buy a bead intact but the Mauritanians wouldn't do it. Chips of eye beads were a fashion statement in their current culture. I can't imagine chipping these eye beads unless to curse someone! Oh, forgot protocol- the beads range from 16-18 centimeters with perforations 5-11 cm wide. Copyright 2024
All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

Original Message: Too beat up to be Faux?
vb zx I acquired these some 15 years, or so, ago, from a German bead dealer, at the Denver Gem and Mineral Show. They were on a strand with some other beads I wanted. They remind me of the story the Oppers told at the D.C. Bead conference about Mauritanians chipping ancient eye beads. They would put a hole in the chip and sell it. The Oppers tried to buy a bead intact but the Mauritanians wouldn't do it. Chips of eye beads were a fashion statement in their current culture. I can't imagine chipping these eye beads unless to curse someone! Oh, forgot protocol- the beads range from 16-18 centimeters with perforations 5-11 cm wide. Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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