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African Yoruba Diviner
s Red Beaded Panel Sash 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
stylized animal and figure heads, crafted from glass seed beads and trade beads.
The colorful panels depict
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Tapestries
Materials
Textile, Beads
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Located in Atlanta, GA
original context. Around her neck and waist, she was decorated several strings of old trade beads of
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood
$2,000 Sale Price
33% Off
"Ceremonial Hunting Shirt - Yoruba, Nigeria, " Glass Beads, Shells,
Cloth
Located in Milwaukee, WI
-green glass beads were being traded outside the Yoruba area long before the era of contact with the
Category
1940s Folk Art More Art
Materials
Fabric, Glass, Found Objects
Split Horn Headdress
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
horns, brass trade beads and brass buttons on red stroud brain tanned buffalo cap. Stunning example from
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Fur
$40,250
19th Century Micmac Spiked War Club
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
opalescent trade bead attached with hide thong through hole, traces of red paint on wood. Ex. First Peoples
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Wood
Yoruba Ibeji triplets master sculptor.Abegunde of Ede tribal African Art Nigeria
Located in Norwich, GB
, powdered, given jewellery. Note the trade beads which adorn our figures' waistlines. One of the female
Category
1930s Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Sioux Beaded High-Top Moccasins
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
correct 1800’s glass trade seed beads that are sinew sewn in a traditional Buffalo track geometric pattern
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Beads
1880s Potawatomi Moccasins, Plains Leather, Northeast Woodlands, Beaded
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
, trade glass beads, silk trade cloth
Decoration: Edge beadwork in white, purple, red, green, and yellow
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Animal Skin, Hide, Leather, Beads
Vintage Native American Heishi Turquoise Bead Necklace
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
conical clasp. According to Palms Trading Co., "making of these beads requires immense skill and patience
Category
20th Century American Native American Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tibet Vintage Amulet Pendant Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
.
Precious Dzi beads were traded across the Asian continent.
Quality: Fine condition
Provenance:
Private
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
$400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Tibet Vintage Pair Amulet Pendants Nine And Four Eye Dzi Beads
Located in South Burlington, VT
Dzi beads were traded across the Asian continent.
Quality: Fine condition
Provenance:
Private Far
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities
Materials
Agate
$400 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Faw Faw Hat
Located in Santa Fe, NM
.
George Hamell, “Trading in Metaphors: The Magic of Beads,” Presentation at the Glass Trade Bead
Category
Antique 1890s North American Native American Objects
Materials
Beads
$8,500
Pair of 18th Century South American Candlesticks with Trade Beads
Located in Nogales, AZ
visible marks by the maker on the bottom. They are spool design with some repoussé and appliquéd trade
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Bolivian Spanish Colonial Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Beaded Gold Link Bracelet
By LFrank
Located in Venice, CA
18k yellow gold beads, and an assortment of striped green and blue vintage African trade beads. The
Category
2010s Beaded Bracelets
Materials
18k Gold
Antique Beaded Multi Strand Tribal Necklace
Located in Arcata, CA
and four large brass bicones. White heart beads were made in Venice, Italy in the 1900's, and traded
Category
20th Century Indian Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Brass
Colorful bracelet with diamond elements, made of african glass beads
Located in Basel, BS
Unique bracelet made of trade beads from Ghana.
With handmade diamond loops in rose gold, yellow
Category
2010s Swiss Beaded Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Ancient Lapis Lazuli Beads, White Milky Quartz Crystal Barrel Bead, Fine Silver
Located in Bloomington, IN
to and it will make a fascinating addition to the history of stone bead manufacture and trade in
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Artist Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Crystal, Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Silver
Vintage 1990s Artist Made Tribal Bauxite Pottery Beaded Necklace
Located in Seguin, TX
, glass trade beads, brass. By Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) Texas, 22" long, spindle whorls are .75
Category
Late 20th Century American Tribal Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Stone, Brass
1920s Colorful Beaded Fringe Necklace
Located in Litchfield County, CT
possibly of Native American origin. Style and materials suggests a 1920s date. Trade beads at the bottom
Category
Vintage 1920s More Necklaces
Lupita Woven Pearl and Coral Necklace
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
, sustainable bamboo coral beads, fair-trade African pinstriped yellow & black glass seed beads, brass spacers
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Beaded Necklaces
Materials
Coral, Pearl, Brass
Olympia Opal and Pearl Choker Necklace
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
opal glass tear shape bead embroidery and authentic Ethiopian Opal fair trade beads tips, fresh Edison
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Choker Necklaces
Materials
Opal, Pearl
Store closing March 31 Heart of the Dragonfly Native AmericanTrade Beads
Located in Santa Fe, NM
composed of luscious translucent orange glass trade beads. The pendant is a circular piece of abalone shell
Category
20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Leather, Bone, Shell, Glass
Vintage 1990s Sterling Silver Fish Pendant Artist Studio
Located in Seguin, TX
by Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) Texas, unsigned. With glass trade bead on thin black leather
Category
1990s American Rustic Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1990s Sterling Silver Hand Symbol Pendant Artist Studio
Located in Seguin, TX
pendant by Linda Thompson (20th/21st century) Texas, unsigned. With glass trade bead on thin black leather
Category
1990s American Rustic Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Abstract Handmade Agate Slab Necklace
Located in New York, NY
1980s handmade necklace with horn, copper, and trade beads, as well as a double terminated quartz
Category
Vintage 1980s Unknown Artisan Pendant Necklaces
Osage Woman’s Wearing Blanket, circa 1920
Located in Santa Fe, NM
with appliqué satin, taffeta, tulle and glass trade beads. Mounted. Measure: 59” x 70”.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Native American Objects
Camelia Pearl and Coral Earring
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
black pin striped African fair-trade beads. 14k gold plated earring hooks.
Inspired by the creative
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings
Materials
Coral, Pearl
Boho Chic Vintage Moroccan Berber Collar Necklace with Tuareg Leather
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
interspersed with glass trading beads, pottery beads, and other stone beads. There are two vintage coins
Category
Vintage 1950s Moroccan Tribal Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Onyx
Large Multi-Beaded Embellished Turquoise Pendant Bib Collar Necklace
Located in Milton Keynes, GB
design's eccentricity, I have introduced decorated round trade beads from Ghana and African printed textile
Category
2010s British Artist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Agate, Amazonite, Crystal, Garnet, Turquoise, Jasper, Gold-filled, Gold ...
Boho Chic Handwoven Striped Wide Moroccan Berber Antique Beaded Wool Belt
Located in Vineyard Haven, MA
"trade" beads, wood beads, craved bone beads, clay beads, amazonite beads, jasper beads, agate beads
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Agate, Multi-gemstone
Kazuko Japanese Antique Silk Scarf and African Beaded Scarf
By Kazuko Oshima
Located in New York, NY
japan and the beads are a mixture of antique African circa 1900s and 17th century trading beads
Category
1980s American Scarves
African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
are either made from rare materials such as ivory, or are adorned with trade beads or other precious
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Fatima Warrior Pearl Medallion Earrings
By Madre Hija Design
Located in Leander, TX
, fair trade red spacer beads and fresh water pearls. 14k gold filled earring hooks.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Drop Earrings
Materials
Pearl
Attendance Series: Balthus
By Mark Newport
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Attendance Series: Balthus
1997
trading card and beads
3.75 x 3.75 in
Category
1990s Mixed Media
Stripper with Pasties
By Mark Newport
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Mark Newport
Stripper with Pasties
1996
trading card and beads
3.50 x 2.50 in
Category
2010s Mixed Media
M. Hisae Teal Blue Sapphire Trinity Ring
By M. Hisae Jewelry
Located in Woodbury, CT
◘ 2x fair trade Blue/Teal Sapphires
MATERIAL
◘ Bead elements create a rhythmic peak-to-valley
◘ Band
Category
2010s American Contemporary Three-Stone Rings
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
African Tribal Basketry Container with Ancient Trade Beads Interior Design
Located in London, GB
Somalian basketry/wood milk container with old trade beads leather and horn finial
Carved wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood, Wicker
Samuel Paul Gee Sterling Silver Native Trade Beads American Modernist Pendant
Located in Palm Springs, CA
trade beads created by Sammy Gee of San Francisco, California. Pendant measures 3.5" by 2.25" wide and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Antique 1890s Pair of Plains Beaded Moccasins, Unique Red Glass Trade Beads
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
moccasins feature intricate beadwork made with high-quality glass trade beads. The unique design highlights
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide, Beads
Traditional Bamileke 7 Layer Chevron Trade Bead Necklace
Located in Leuven , BE
A multi-part process makes chevrons beads. They start with the making of the cane, then another
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Grassland People, Traditional Bamileke Seven Layer Chevron Trade Bead Necklace
Located in Leuven , BE
Chevrons beads are created by a multi-part process. They start with the making of the cane, then
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Glass
14 Karat Gold and Vintage Turquoise Beaded Bracelet
By Allison Bryan
Located in London, GB
This women's bracelet features antique turquoise-coloured Venetian glass trade beads, accented with
Category
2010s British Beaded Bracelets
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Men
s Vintage Rust Beaded Bracelet with Silver by Allison Bryan
By Allison Bryan
Located in London, GB
This bracelet features antique rust coloured Venetian glass trade beads, accented with alternating
Category
2010s British Beaded Bracelets
Materials
Silver
Men
s Vintage Multicolored Beaded Bracelet with White Gold by Allison Bryan
By Allison Bryan
Located in London, GB
This bracelet features antique multicoloured Venetian glass trade beads, accented with one inch of
Category
2010s British Beaded Bracelets
Materials
White Gold
American Indian Beaded Moccasins, Apache, Late 19th Century
By Apache Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
glass trade beads, yellow ochre and tin coned 'fringe'. The vamps, back of the heels and edges are
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Antique Native American Beaded Tail Bag, Cheyenne/Arapaho, circa 1875
By Arapaho Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Constructed of native tanned buffalo hide, the bag is sewn with sinew and beaded with glass trade
Category
Antique 1870s American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Antique Native American Beaded Strike-A-light Bag, Arapaho, 19th Century
By Arapaho Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Northern Arapaho Strike-A-Lite bag. Constructed of commercial harness leather with trade beads and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Antique Native American Beaded Moccasins, 19th Century, Plains
By Arapaho Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Constructed of native tanned hide with trade beads. Each moc is partially beaded on the vamp with a
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
19th Century Child
s Beaded Vest - Blackfeet
Located in Denver, CO
trade beads in a classic Blackfeet geometric design against a blue field.
Custom Display Stand is
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Antique Native American Indian Beaded Moccasins, Sioux, Late 19th Century
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Constructed from native tanned hide with red trade cloth and glass trade beads in intricate designs
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Early to Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
had reached puberty. The incredible variety of colored trade beads within the color blocks give this
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Antique Native American Beaded Doll Cradleboard, Apache, 19th Century
By Apache Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
stretched over a wooden frame and decorated with yellow ochre pigment and glass trade beads.
A nomadic
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Tribal Art
Materials
Hide
Vintage Native American Beaded Flat Bag, Plateau, Early 20th Century
By Plateau Indians
Located in Denver, CO
A Plateau Flat Bag constructed of hide and fully beaded on one side with glass trade beads. A
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Antique Native American Beaded Vest, Sioux (Plains), 19th Century
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
A Lakota Sioux (Plains Indian) vest constructed of native tanned hide with trade beads. Fully
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Antique Native American Beaded Leggings, Plains, Early 20th Century
By Native American Art
Located in Denver, CO
and fringed. Partially beaded in black, blue and white trade beads with red trade cloth roundels
Category
Early 20th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Antique Beaded Native American Leggings, Northern Arapahoe, 19th Century
By Arapaho Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
cross motifs in white-heart red, green, blue, yellow and white trade beads. Each legging measures 38 x
Category
Antique 19th Century American Native American Native American Objects
Materials
Hide
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head embroidered with European Glass Beads
Located in Leuven , BE
Bamileke Old Anthropomorphic Trophy Head embroidered with European
Glass Beads, Grasslands People
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Beads
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Trading Beads For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of trading beads available for sale. Frequently made of beads, trimming and fabric, all trading beads available were constructed with great care. Trading beads have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Trading beads are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art style is often sought at 1stDibs. Muzeion produced beautiful trading beads that are worth considering.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,727, while they’re typically $750 on the low end and $45,000 highest priced.
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