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PRODUCT DETAILS + Title - Moroccan Necklace Silver Pendants Morocco Africa 24 Inch + Other Names - Trade Beads + Materials - Silver (unknown metal content); glass inlays & glass beads + Made in - Morocco + Traded in - Africa + Overall Condition - Good. Some of our beads have traveled at least three continents, & have graced numerous owners. Small chips, corrosion, & pitting are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age & extensive use. + Damage/Repair - General wear, bent & scratched pendants + Object Size - 2 mm diameter. See picture with penny for size comparison (US penny is 19 mm diameter). + Necklace Length - 24 inches + Pendant Size - 1.5-2 inches + Strand Length - 19 inches of beads + Brand - Unbranded + Style - Statement + Type - Necklace PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The term "Trade Beads" typically applies to beads made predominately in Venice & Bohemia & other European countries from the late 1400s through to the early 1900s & traded in Africa & the Americas. Many of these beads have been attributed to being made in Germany, France & the Netherlands as well. The heyday of this "trade" period was from the mid 1800s through the early 1900s when millions of these beads were produced & traded in Africa. The Venetians dominated this market & produced the majority of the beads sold during this time. The J.F. Sick & Co, based in Germany & Holland was one of the largest bead brokers/importers during this period. Moses Lewin Levin was a bead importer/exporter who operated out of London from 1830 to 1913. You can see 4 of the Levin trade bead sample cards from 1865 in The History of Beads (Dubin) One of the most intriguing aspects to these beads is how they have survived a hundred or more years of wear & the travel through at least three continents. Another mystery is who wore them before us who will have them nextafter us.Recommended reading: HISTORY OF BEADS (Dubin) "Folk" name-amber. Beads sold as "amber" by traders include beads made of amber, copol, resins binding powdered amber or copol, resins, & plastics. Some of the oldest pieces , showing wear on the sides from many years of wear, are not amber. Superb ethnic jewelry, including pieces from China, Tibet, Ethiopia, Somalia, & Mali, among others, are made from these "amberoids." I don't know the chemical makeup of these beads, & do not want to be misleading...so will say they are "described as amber." SKU: 132882 Moroccan Necklace Silver Pendants Morocco Africa 24 Inch
