Antique Akoso Bodom African Powder Glass Trade Bead W Venetian Bead Pieces Ghana

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View Antique Akoso Bodom African Powder Glass Trade Bead W Venetian Bead Pieces Ghana with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This is a rare large antique yellow African made powder glass Akoso bead with stripes and really cool antique Venetian hot tumbled bead pieces inserted into the surface of the bead by African bead makers long ago in Ghana. This is a rare large antique yellow African made powder glass Akoso bead with stripes and really cool antique Venetian hot tumbled bead pieces inserted into the surface of the bead by African bead makers long ago in Ghana. This large antique Bodom Akoso bead is in pretty good but very rustic condition with surface wear from age and use, glass loss to the decorations, an old shallow small end chip which has been worn and some pitting from the time of manufacture. This antique African trade bead has seen some adventures and it measures 1.75 inches long by 1.08 inches wide.  Be sure to review these measurements and use a caliper to understand bead size before buying. Antique Bodom Ghanaian powder glass beads are recognized as very large beads which normally have a thin yellow outer layer usually but not always covering a dark gray or black core. These Bodom beads often display trailed cruciform designs and other hot worked decorative patterns possibly executed over updraft furnaces similar to the type used by the modern bead workers of Bida, Nigeria today. The exact methods of Bodom bead making is now a lost and forgotten technique which is no longer possessed by the current bead makers of Ghana. These Bodom beads are highly prized and mysterious beads which are very old although there is not enough evidence to date them. To the Asante of Western Africa Bodom beads are worth their weight in gold and long ago one bead was traded for seven slaves. The Asante believe these Bodom beads have supernatural powers to multiply and to also protect their owners. I combine shipping on multiple buys so please be sure to stop by my ebay store Mountainamma's Marketplace where I have thousands of amazing items to browse through. Buyers of multiple items message me before check out for help combining shipping fees or use the request invoice button in the shopping cart. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Beads › 1800-1950.

Country of Origin

Ghana

Origin

African

Type

Single Beads

Color

Multi-Color

Style

Akoso

Material

Powder Glass

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Time Period Manufactured

1800-1950

Handmade

Yes

Modified Item

No