{"product_id":"brass-yoruba-small-granulated-and-beehive-shape-beads-with-small-pendant-on-20-inch-strand","title":"Brass, Yoruba Small Granulated and Beehive Shape Beads with Small Pendant on 20-inch Strand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRare vintage Yoruba beads from Nigeria, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e20-inch strand of 68 beads with small pendant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 24 granulated beads are about 9mm, the beehive shapes 7mm diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine wirework and granulation, highly unusual in brass, and in Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe gold plating on this strand has mostly disappeared leaving the beads quite dark with an antiqued look. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlthough Yoruba metalwork thrived before and after these were made in the 1950s, this particular style seems to have vanished at about the same time African colonies began asserting their Independence in 1960.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly one strand available, but see similar strands at AFM-431, AFM-432 or AFM-435\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53402400489781,"sku":"AFM-433","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFM-433Beadazzled.com.jpg?v=1787682723","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/brass-yoruba-small-granulated-and-beehive-shape-beads-with-small-pendant-on-20-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}