Brass, Tuareg Small Cornerless Cubes, Stamped on 4 Sides, 5x5mm, Sets of 10 Beads
SKU: AFE-472
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$9.50
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Description
- These beads are priced and sold by the set of 10
- The solid brass cornerless cubes have 12 faces, most of the 4 larger faces are stamped with a dot motif on 3-4 sides
- For these beads by the strand of 100 see AFM-282
- For a larger (7x7mm) older, and more detailed version see AFM-200. These are also recently polished in a tumbler.
- The Tuareg are traditionally nomadic herders who travel the southern Sahara and Sahel regions of West Africa, and are famous for their skills as silversmiths.
- The obviously handmade quality of these beads gives authenticity to African designs, adding just the right glint of metal, along with their unusual shape.
- Cornerless cube beads were popular in the Middle East since ancient times and probably traveled to Africa along with Islam.