12mm Opaque Blue Beads yellow-heart These intricately carved antique shell

These intricately carved antique shell beads are traditionally worn by Malian women in fancy braided hairdo's and are shaped like a bead cap

Charcoal to brownish-grey in color

Average size is 22-24mm diameter x 7-9mm thick

these have a pleasing organic quality

12mm Opaque Blue Beads yellow-heart These intricately carved antique shellLate 1800's Czech glass, rich opaque turquoise capri blue. This color is amazing, and I love to mix the opaque greens and blues in my jewelry designs. 12mm diameter with 2 1 2mm hole, lamp wound and very rare! Sold by the pair. Last photo shows a pair of earrings I made using a larger handmade Thai silver earwire, item #SS201 for $10. 00 per pair.