Wedding Bead Mix Aluminum Opening along the top will

Opening along the top will take a 5mm string

Approximately 100 years old

5mm x 6mm copper beads

It is imitation (like Bakelite) amber made in Germany from plant resin

circa 1930s

Wedding Bead Mix Aluminum Opening along the top willWest African bead merchants refer to these Czech glass pendants as "Wedding Beads", traditionally worn in Mali in weddings. These colorful candy like baubles are so versatile in design work. A spacer in between allows each bead to hang down. Strung one after another, the beads will string up and down on the string. Great for earrings. Strands are strung in pairs, 21 beads per strand, 6 inches long. Beads vary in size and shape, mostly a briolette