18th-19th Century Dutch Opalescent Glass Beads / Necklace 2 hand wound glass and still to protect from

and still to protect from evil spirits

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took part in the deposition (Jesus' descent from the cross) and the entombment of Christ

This beautifully carved pendant shows the Kuman Thong with the Kumari Thong

18th-19th Century Dutch Opalescent Glass Beads / Necklace 2 hand wound glass and still to protect from18th 19th Century Dutch Opalescent Glass Beads Necklace Some of the earliest hand wound glass beads that entered the African Trade were created in Holland. These rare and fine opalescent glass beads were highly prized and treasured by the Dogon people of Mali, West Africa, where they originally entered West Africa in the 18th and 19th century Spice Trade. The beads were carried into Mali via early Dutch Traders and were sometimes also referred to as