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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9731177, member: 8267"]Welcome, [USER=84733]@nutellakinesis[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p>Your stick could very well be African, but there is not much to go on in the way of design elements. The beads (glass "seed" beads) are fairly uniform in size and shape, which could indicate a date of mid 20th century or later. Older seed beads tend to be more irregular. The beads are strung in a technique referred to as "brick stitch". </p><p><br /></p><p>There are several regions in Africa known for their traditions of elaborate beadwork - Nigeria and Cameroon in west Africa, and areas in east and South Africa. Examples of the brick stitch occur in all of these regions, (though less common in Nigeria). </p><p><br /></p><p>If the association with a French diplomat is correct, Cameroon might be the most likely origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9731177, member: 8267"]Welcome, [USER=84733]@nutellakinesis[/USER]. Your stick could very well be African, but there is not much to go on in the way of design elements. The beads (glass "seed" beads) are fairly uniform in size and shape, which could indicate a date of mid 20th century or later. Older seed beads tend to be more irregular. The beads are strung in a technique referred to as "brick stitch". There are several regions in Africa known for their traditions of elaborate beadwork - Nigeria and Cameroon in west Africa, and areas in east and South Africa. Examples of the brick stitch occur in all of these regions, (though less common in Nigeria). If the association with a French diplomat is correct, Cameroon might be the most likely origin.[/QUOTE]
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