Rare African trade bead old tabular elbow Millefiori Venetian mosaic glass bead SB-34408

Beautiful and very rare , curved like the shape of a surfboard , TABULAR millefiore Venetian mosaic glass trade bead.

The bead is in very good condition (very lightly chipped at one end , see photos).

The size of the bead is 31 mm X 12 mm X 9 mm.

Venetian millefiori mosaic glass trade beads used in the African trade early 1900's.