Dutch East India Company Cobalt Hand Wound 18th-19th Century Dogon Heirloom Beads / Necklaces Color:A 22K Gold Plated Over Sterling

22K Gold Plated Over Sterling Silver Bead #11

Fernando felt a longing to join them

it could be an expression of your sharp Intelligence and Strong Instincts

Opening (Inside Necklace) 6" Across

Dutch East India Company Cobalt Hand Wound 18th-19th Century Dogon Heirloom Beads / Necklaces Color:A 22K Gold Plated Over SterlingDutch East India Company Cobalt Hand Wound 18th 19th Century Dogon Heirloom Beads Some of the earliest hand wound glass beads that entered the African Trade were created in Holland. These large, deeply cobalt blue colored beads were extensively traded among the Dogon people of Mali, West Africa in the 18th and 19th century Spice Trade. The beads were carried into Mali via early Dutch Traders and were sometimes also referred to as Dutch East India