Antique Venetian Skunk Fancy Wound Glass Trade Beads - 6x7mm

Discover these six beautiful old matching white "Skunk" fancy Venetian glass trade beads, each crafted with intricate trail decorations. These antique beads are a stunning example of Venetian wound glass beadwork, popularly known as lampwork beads, used in African trade during the early 1900s. Their bold design and excellent craftsmanship make them highly sought after by collectors and jewelry makers.

• Bead Diameter: 6 mm
• Bead Length: 7 mm

• Condition: Excellent

These beads were crafted using the traditional Venetian lampwork technique, where glass rods are wound around a mandrel and carefully decorated with molten glass trails. This method, developed in Venice, Italy, is renowned for producing beads of exceptional beauty and durability. Venetian beads were highly prized and played a crucial role in African trade, especially in Ghana, where they were exchanged for goods and worn as symbols of wealth and status.

Explore more from TribalGH's collection of beautiful and historic trade beads:

• Venetian Lampwork Beads Collection
• Trade Beads Collection
• Sold Venetian Lampwork Beads Archive