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Ancient Islamic Cane Insert Bead Tribally Redrilled Excavated Mali African Trade

$ 7.91

Availability: 97 in stock
  • Handmade: Yes
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Ancient tribally altered bead in great condition with wear indicative of its age and the back still showing the old partial perforation. This is a broken ancient Islamic bead and keeping with tribal traditions of not wasting broken items this bead was redrilled for continued use long ago.
  • Modified Item: No
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Material: Glass
  • Featured Refinements: Ancient Bead

    Description

    This is a rare ancient ribbon cane insert glass Islamic bead which is a tribally altered bead in great condition with wear indicative of its age and the back still showing the partial old perforation.This ancient islamic bead was excavated in Mali, Africa and is a broken partial ancient bead and keeping with tribal traditions of not wasting broken items this bead was tribally redrilled for continued use long ago.This ancient repaired bead has the perforation drilled in the center of the bead and it measures 6.63mm long by 12.81mm wide. Sometimes these ancient beads are referred to as Roman beads, Islamic beads or Medieval beads. I combine shipping so please be sure to browse through my eBay store where I have thousands of items.