Purple & Clear Antique Glass Beads, 1700's Cheyenne Pink glass vintage mix metal "step pyramid"

vintage mix metal "step pyramid" pendant from the Tuareg people

Made in Mali

65mm tall x 39mm wide x

39mm tall x 42mm wide x 5mm thick (hollow) with one large 5mm hole at the top and four 2mm holes at the bottom

Purple & Clear Antique Glass Beads, 1700's Cheyenne Pink glass vintage mix metal "step pyramid"28" strand of light purple and clear glass beads made in The Netherlands in the late 1700's and traded in Mali, West Africa. Assorted sizes and colors, but these are primarily purple faceted beads, referred to as "Television Beads". Some of the beads have heavy calcification. Very rich subtle colors and unique shapes! Graduated strand 9mm x 8mm to 19mm x 19mm.