Strand of Cool Fossilized Crinoid Beads from Mali Swarovski crystal 5" long with hinge and

5" long with hinge and pin closure — see photo for details

two with Sanskrit writing on them

So very beautiful

Venetian made and traded in Africa

28" strand of graduated ancinet granite beads

Strand of Cool Fossilized Crinoid Beads from Mali Swarovski crystal 5" long with hinge and32" strand of fossilized crinoid beads from Mali. Crinoids are a kind of ancient form of sea life; worms with a stalk and feathery feeders at their top. Weird. There are crinoids in the oceans today, but these beads are a fossilized species from millions of years ago. Beads vary in size, shape and bead hole (see photos), and all are cool and clunky! 50 beads total.