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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4463221, member: 2844&quot;]Couldn&#039;t find my more in-depth info, but here is some other info:</p><p><a href="https://www.thebeadchest.com/pages/dogon-beads-dutch-german" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thebeadchest.com/pages/dogon-beads-dutch-german" rel="nofollow">https://www.thebeadchest.com/pages/dogon-beads-dutch-german</a></p><p><a href="https://aboutafricanbeads.rexbeads.com/about-dutch-dogon-beads/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://aboutafricanbeads.rexbeads.com/about-dutch-dogon-beads/" rel="nofollow">https://aboutafricanbeads.rexbeads.com/about-dutch-dogon-beads/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly they mention the &#039;bead gardens&#039;, a historic type of mainly blue beaded garden centerpiece from the province of North Holland, made with Dutch trade beads. It was a Dutch alternative to the &#039;gardens&#039; made with shells in other parts of Europe.</p><p>The most famous bead gardens were in the Zaan region, near Amsterdam. The Zaan region was where colonial products were processed, spices, tea, coffee etc. It was also where wooden planks were sawn for the VOC ships (Dutch East India Company).</p><p><br /></p><p>Most 17th century bead gardens were demolished, but below is an original one which was moved to an open air museum (Zuiderzeemuseum):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]385333[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]385331[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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