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<p>[QUOTE="Potteryplease, post: 9729827, member: 16407"]I am no expert. But I will add that the color of beads on the OP's staff--kind of translucent and 'glittery'--are not what I'm accustomed to seeing on the Yoruba / 'inspired by Yoruba' sashes etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a big scabbard a while ago:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/yoruba-sword-beaded-scabbard.67450/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquers.com/threads/yoruba-sword-beaded-scabbard.67450/">https://www.antiquers.com/threads/yoruba-sword-beaded-scabbard.67450/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The beads on the OP's remind me of certain beaded Indonesian baskets:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]473513[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473514[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Potteryplease, post: 9729827, member: 16407"]I am no expert. But I will add that the color of beads on the OP's staff--kind of translucent and 'glittery'--are not what I'm accustomed to seeing on the Yoruba / 'inspired by Yoruba' sashes etc. I had a big scabbard a while ago: [URL]https://www.antiquers.com/threads/yoruba-sword-beaded-scabbard.67450/[/URL] The beads on the OP's remind me of certain beaded Indonesian baskets: [ATTACH=full]473513[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]473514[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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