Antique Ochre Yellow Bonda Beads, India Glass Bead Large 25-27mm x 15-17mm x

Large 25-27mm x 15-17mm x 8mm thick hollow silver drop or pendant

circa 1900-1030’s

Measures 28mm from top of loop to bottom x 14mm diameter

6mm thick x 17mm diameter with a 6mm hole

Beautiful cobalt blue glass beads made in The Netherlands and traded in the mid-1800's in Mali

Antique Ochre Yellow Bonda Beads, India Glass Bead Large 25-27mm x 15-17mm xExtra long 42 46 inch strand of irregular ochre yellow glass beads from the Bondo Tribe of the state of Odisha (formerly Orissa), an eastern Indian state on the Bay of Bengal. These beads are about 200 years old! Average bead size is 1 1. 5mm, about a size 11 seed bead with a . 5mm hole. The Bonda tribe is one of the oldest and most primitive in mainland India, their culture has changed little for more than a thousand years. A wonderful unique color!