Fulani Style Earrings by Ruth luster hand-made in Afghanistan in the

hand-made in Afghanistan in the 1920s

Vintage 1950s high-silver content bead from India

12" strand of worn metal beads

High silver content

Fulani Style Earrings by Ruth luster hand-made in Afghanistan in theTraditional colorful pressed glass beads, popular with the nomadic Fulani Tribal People of West Africa. These Czech glass beads were traded in West Africa in the 1920's 40's and are quite unusual. These earrings are composed with oxidized sterling silver chain and wire, with niobium earwires. Pressed glass orange and yellow flowers are 12mm diameter. Total length of earrings is 2 1 4 inches. Last photo shows 2 other earring designs in this collection.