Thanks, JP, for the explanation about Ghana beads calcification. | |||||
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The Heidi beads incorporate a transparent blue as well as the "Dutch" blue layers, and have more casual faceting just on the ends.
The appearance of similar beads not only in Ghana but Diakhite, Senegal and the Netherlands Antilles still seems to be something worth considering with respect to the use of these beads in the slave trade.
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