{"product_id":"shell-vintage-hippo-teeth-bead-70x45mm","title":"Shell,  Vintage \"Hippo Teeth\" Bead, 70x45mm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage, well used, extra large example of African \"Hippo Teeth\" beads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e70x45mm drilled lengthwise, only one available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese are actually made of large shells with grooves so they do look a bit like giant teeth, but not those of any hippos I've seen. Hippos have long fangs on either side of stumpy rounded teeth. We stayed well clear of those beasts when waterskiing as kids in Rwanda in the late 1960s!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis bead was collected in Cote d'Ivoire in the early 1970s and recently re-discovered in my \"beads for the Dictionary of Beads\" stash. A similar one elicited squeals from kids exploring different kinds of shell beads at an educational Bead Identification exhibit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48946173542709,"sku":"ORS-164","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/ORS-164.jpg?v=1713448388","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/shell-vintage-hippo-teeth-bead-70x45mm","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}