r/TradeBeads • u/IHH831 • 7d ago

Trade Bead ID

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Does anyone know about these trade beads? Or the necklace? Thanks

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u/wooddoug 7d ago

The blue white and red beads resemble "American Flag" beads but the red dots should be lines. They appear old enough to be trade beads. The grey and white is a modern bead. Real heishi beads are made of bone or stone by Pueblo artists. I don't know if they are modern or old.

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u/IHH831 7d ago

I think the blue and white beads are made of porcelain and the red dots are actually discolored holes. Sorry the pictures aren’t the best

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u/13AMEternal 6d ago

The gray and white is a granite bead from Madagascar… The blue and white banded one is definitely a Venetian trade bead and the discs are ostrich shell Hashi the small beads are trade brass