Antique Ochre Yellow Bonda Beads, India fluted beads Antique early 1900's 18 karat

Antique early 1900's 18 karat gold-wash floral button from Nepal at the bottom

Extra small and rare bronze bead from the Northern Nigerian Hausa tribe

made for Lou Zeldis studios

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Antique Ochre Yellow Bonda Beads, India fluted beads Antique early 1900's 18 karatExtra long 42 46 inch strand of irregular ochre yellow glass beads from the Bondo Tribe of the state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), an eastern Indian state on the Bay of Bengal. These beads are about 200 years old! Average bead size is 1 1. 5mm, about a size 11 seed bead with a . 5mm hole. The Bonda tribe is one of the oldest and most primitive in mainland India, their culture has changed little for more than a thousand years. A wonderful unique color!