Antique Ochre Yellow Bonda Beads, India Glass Bead some brownish-greenish

some brownish-greenish

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

most holes are 2 1/2-3mm

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

this bead is slightly worn from being in circulation for over 400 years

Antique Ochre Yellow Bonda Beads, India Glass Bead some brownish-greenishExtra 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!