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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 9529459, member: 8267&quot;]It is definitely an interesting assemblage of beads. If they are in fact made of glass (rather than modern polymer clay) they show quite a bit of wear and tear which may be indicative of some age.</p><p><br /></p><p>With all due respect to AJ, I believe at least some of the beads would be classified as chevrons. Chevrons are defined by the way they are made, a complex process of several layers of different colors of glass shaped in corrugated &quot;star&quot; molds. If you look at the ends of the beads you may be able to see the shaped layers. The most familiar chevron beads are made with 4, 6, or more layers of blue, red and white glass and are finished by grinding the ends to expose the layers -</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]452516[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.beadstore.com/collections/african-trade-beads" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.beadstore.com/collections/african-trade-beads" rel="nofollow">https://www.beadstore.com/collections/african-trade-beads</a></p><p><br /></p><p>In this example from your strand, you can see the layers and the corrugated star shape on the end -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]452515[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Chevrons can be made with different color combinations, and more or less shaping at the ends. What is unusual about yours is the relative lack of white glass, with the predominate colors being only blue and red/brown. The closest comparisons I have been able to find are some trade beads coming out of West Africa referred to as awale/awalleh beads -</p><p><img src="https://kazaart.com/wp-content/uploads/lecaip_img/55fb45cae4b021acd50cf35e/5884d5cc6a49636e23da610e/5975fb56cd39c316492dd653/1500904286251/venetian-trade-beads-1.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://kazaart.com/product/antique-venetian-trade-beads-awale-chevron-strand-late-1800s/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://kazaart.com/product/antique-venetian-trade-beads-awale-chevron-strand-late-1800s/" rel="nofollow">https://kazaart.com/product/antique-venetian-trade-beads-awale-chevron-strand-late-1800s/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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