{"product_id":"watermelon-beads-chevron-others-pinched-10x7-on-short-10-inch-strand","title":"Watermelon Beads, Chevron \u0026 Others Pinched, 10x7 on Short 10-inch Strand","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAntique Venetian teal color \"watermelon\" beads, pinched, with an equal number or other teal oval beads with white and red stripes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNicely  matched beads in excellent condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWatermelon beads are actually 4 layer chevrons, which you can see if you look carefully at the ends. The layers are white, brick, white, teal. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe name comes form the fact that the points of the white layer under the teal show through the teal layer, resembling the longitudinal alternating light and dark green stripes on a watermelon.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese beads were made during the early 1900s, primarily for the African trade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis shape, as well as the oval version of small African trade beads, with any color base and any color stripes, are now generically called \"Watermelon beads\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52894308368693,"sku":"AFS-429","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/AFS-429Beadazzle.com.jpg?v=1779033380","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/watermelon-beads-chevron-others-pinched-10x7-on-short-10-inch-strand","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}