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African Dinka Beaded Vest, Mid-20th Century, Sudan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and rare Dinka beaded vest for a young woman, comprised of strands of brightly colored glass
Category
1960s Sudanese Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Metal
Vintage Beaded African Ceremony or Nobility Chair
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Mid 20th century vibrant red and white hand beaded African ceremony chair.
Originally crafted for
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Vintage African Beads
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Beads
Pair of Carved and Beaded Figural African Stools
Located in New York, NY
Pair of decorative carved wood figural stools featuring hand beading and embedded shell details.
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads, Shell, Wood
Yoruba Nigeria African Royal Beaded Headdress Crown on Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
West African hand beaded head dress crown from Yoruba, Nigeria.
This artistic beautiful and
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Fabric, Beads
Early 20th Century Blue
White Hand Beaded African Ceremony Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
This truly exquisite hand beaded chair by the Yoruba Artisans of Nigeria, best representation of
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Post-Modern Vintage African Beads
Materials
Wood, Beads
Vintage African Urembo Beaded Necklace Choker by the Maasai Tribe Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Urembo beaded necklace choker.
Handmade in Kenya by the maasai tribe.
Urembo
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Late 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads
Vintage African Urembo Beaded Necklace Choker by the Maasai Tribe Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage African Urembo beaded necklace chokers.
Handmade in Kenya by the maasai tribe.
Urembo means
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Late 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads
Beaded Yoruba Staff
Located in Chicago, IL
The Yoruba people reserve the use of glass beads for royalty, priests and priestesses, as well as
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Beads
Materials
Metal, Iron
$1,880
Beaded Gourd Vase
Located in New York, NY
Handsome blue and white hand-beaded African vase over dried gourd vessel. 20th century.
Dimension
Category
20th Century African Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads
Pair of White African Hand Beaded Nigerian Yoruba Tribal Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Nigerian Yoruba Tribal beaded African chairs. Add a piece of drama to your room, with these
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Vintage African Beads
Vintage African Wood and Shell Mask
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells ,raffia
Category
1970s African Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Shell, Raffia, Wood, Beads
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category
Late 20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Beads
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
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Late 20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Beads
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Toy Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Beads
Materials
Cotton, Yarn, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Toy Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Beads
Materials
Cotton, Yarn, Wood
Beaded Ndebele Toy Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Vintage African Beads
Materials
Metal
Vintage West African Orange Copal Amber Bead Necklace with Silver Spacers
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A long vintage necklace hand-crafted from West African orange Copal Amber beads with Silver spacers
Category
Mid-20th Century Sahrawi Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Silver
Masha Archer African "Hippo
s Teeth" Shell, Glass, and Bone Beaded Necklace
By Masha Archer
Located in Point Richmond, CA
the world.
The beads include "hippo's tooth" shell, glass, bone and silver. The centerpiece is seven
Category
Late 20th Century American Artisan Vintage African Beads
Materials
Silver
"Medicine Man"--African Wooden Sculpture with Glass Beads, Cloth, Bell,
Shells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Medicine Man" is a wooden sculpture with glass beads, cloth, a metal bell, and cowry shells used
Category
1950s Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Textile, Wood
Pair of Black and White African Hand Beaded Nigerian Yoruba Tribal Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of black and white African hand beaded Nigerian Yoruba tribal armchairs. Add a piece of drama
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20th Century Nigerian Vintage African Beads
South African 1970s Ethnic Cotton Caftan
Located in University City, MO
South African 1970s cotton ethnic caftan
The handmade boho style caftan is designed
with
Category
1970s South African Vintage African Beads
Bamileke Horned Tribal Mask from Cameroon, Africa
Located in Miami, FL
Bamileke Horned Tribal Mask from Cameroon, Africa
Offered for sale is a decorative carved mask
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Horn, Leather, Bamboo, Wood, Beads
20th Century Bamileke West African Ceremonial Mask
Located in Miami, FL
Africa. Nicely detailed with a beard of bamboo, shell details and woven straw for the hair which appears
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Bamboo, Straw, Wood, Beads
African Bamileke Tribal Mask from Cameroon with Horns
Located in Miami, FL
African Bamileke Tribal Mask from Cameroon with Horns
Offered for sale is a decorative carved mask
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Shell, Bamboo, Wood, Beads, Horn
LB offers Vintage Marcasite Sterling Leopard Rock Crystal African clay Necklace
By Lorraines
Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
glamour.Ceramic African striped beads add that touch of wildness.
A large SterlingSilver and crystal lobster claw
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Vintage African Beads
Materials
Marcasite, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Metal Aladdin Moroccan Slipper Shoe Ashtray with Beads 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, great conversation piece.
1950s Vintage Beaded with inlaid blue and red glass beads Ashtray from Africa
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Vintage African Beads
Materials
Metal
African Kuba Bwoom Helmet Mask Kasai Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in Forney, TX
Kuba Peoples, Kasai region, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, Mid-20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood, Beads
Pair of Red White and Blue Hand Beaded Nigerian Yoruba Tribal Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of Nigerian Tribal beaded African chairs. Add a piece of drama to your room, with these hand
Category
Late 20th Century Vintage African Beads
Beaded African Skirt, Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
Elaborately beaded and painstakingly constructed, this type of hide skirt was created by young
Category
20th Century Tanzanian Vintage African Beads
Materials
Metal
African beaded arm chair
Located in Sarasota, FL
An African beaded queen's chair on painted fabric.
Category
20th Century African Vintage African Beads
$3,850
Eileen Coyne Sterling and Antique African Beads Necklace and Earrings
Located in Toronto, ON
Eileen Coyne sterling silver and antique african beads necklace and earrings. Necklace is
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1990s British Vintage African Beads
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of Vintage African Beaded Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Whimsical, fabulous pair of vintage green and white African beaded armchairs with botanical design.
Category
1980s African Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads
Pair of African Beaded Club Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of African beaded club chairs. The colors are a bit different, but they are a pair as one is
Category
Late 20th Century African Vintage African Beads
Materials
Wood, Muslin, Beads
African Beaded Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chair is mind boggling. It is covered in thousands of tiny beads. Front, back, sides, arm
Category
Late 20th Century African Vintage African Beads
Materials
Goatskin, Beads
$1,600
African Beaded Doll
Located in Sarasota, FL
A carved, hand painted and beaded African doll from Nigeria, free-standing
Category
20th Century African Vintage African Beads
$1,000
African beaded arm chair
Located in Sarasota, FL
An African "Chief's Wife" armchair, all sides and seat hand-beaded leather with shells in the
Category
1940s African Vintage African Beads
Materials
Leather, Shell, Beads
$2,500
African Beaded Chair
Located in New York, NY
Cameroon, beaded chair. Priced individually.
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Vintage African Beads
$2,000
African Beaded Club Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
White Hand-Beaded Nigerian Club Chairs. These unique Club Chairs are made by Yoruba people, who are
Category
1950s Nigerian Vintage African Beads
Pair of African Beaded Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of vintage Nigerian chairs with floral design, painstakingly executed in white glass beadwork.
Category
1980s Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads, Canvas, Wood
Pair of African Beaded Hats
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of sculptural hats, lined in fabric and covered in tiny white beads, the hats covered in
Category
20th Century Unknown Folk Art Vintage African Beads
White African Beaded Yoruba Chair from Nigeria
By Yoruba People
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare sculptural arm chair in all white beading.
Category
1980s Nigerian Vintage African Beads
Pair of White African Beaded Yoruba Chairs from Nigeria
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Yoruba chairs in rare all white beading. Sold as pair.
Category
1980s Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
African Trade Beads ca.1900
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fine vintage African trade beads necklace. Authentic Berber Tribe items on leather cord.
Category
20th Century African Vintage African Beads
Antique African Brass Beads and Carnelian Necklace
Located in New York, NY
Antique African Brass Beads and Carnelian Necklace, made by the Bedouins from the Sahara Desert and
Category
20th Century Malian Vintage African Beads
Materials
Carnelian
Pair of African Yoruba Beaded Armchairs
By Yoruba People
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of beautifully handmade African beaded lounge chairs by the Yoruba People, Nigeria
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Cotton, Hardwood, Beads
$5,800 / set
Tony Duquette 1999 Necklace in Box - Antique African and Chinese Beads
By Tony Duquette
Located in Toronto, ON
consisting of antique African and Chinese beads set with 24 kt. gold plated sterling silver."
Necklace
Category
1990s American Regency Vintage African Beads
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Rare YSL African Wood Necklace by Tom Ford
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Verviers, BE
Yves Saint Laurent Highly collectable African Necklace, Early 2000, by Tom Ford for YSL. Wood and
Category
Late 20th Century French Vintage African Beads
Pair of White Beaded African Crowns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These beaded African crowns are so cool. They are made of solid tiny white beads, then coveded with
Category
Late 20th Century African Vintage African Beads
Materials
Fabric, Beads
White Beaded African Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
We love the almost deco shape of these African chairs, handcrafted in Nigeria, circa 1960
Category
1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads
Pair of Beaded West African Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
This vibrant pair of beaded chairs comes from the Yorba tribe in West Africa and takes 6 months to
Category
20th Century Nigerian Vintage African Beads
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Beads
Pair of Beaded African Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
Striking pair of African chairs with a graphic abstract pattern, painstakingly executed in black
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Wood
Pair of Beaded African Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
Unusual pair of graphic black and white glass-beaded chairs, hand-crafted by the Otoni tribe of
Category
1970s Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Wood
Pair of Beaded African Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
Striking pair of African chairs with a traditional floral pattern, intricately executed in graphic
Category
Late 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair of White Beaded African Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of white glass-beaded chairs, hand-crafted by the Otoni tribe of Nigeria, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads, Wood
Beaded African Yoruba Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Floral images in the beading.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Vintage African Beads
African Tribal Fine Framed Ba Tonga Beaded Apron
Located in London, GB
African tribal fine framed ba Tonga beaded apron.
A finely beaded checkered apron professionally
Category
Mid-20th Century Zimbabwean Vintage African Beads
Materials
Beads
African Art- Beaded Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
: African, Tribal, Ceremonial, Cameroon, headdress, cloth, beads, blue, red, brown, shells
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Vintage African Beads
Materials
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Vintage African Beads For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vintage African beads is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique vintage African beads was constructed with extraordinary care, often using beads, trimming and fabric. Vintage African beads have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage African beads bearing Folk Art or Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many vintage African beads are appealing in their simplicity, but antique textiles galleries, Yoruba People and Atelier Lam produced popular vintage African beads that are worth a look.
How Much are Vintage African Beads?
Prices for vintage African beads start at $55 and top out at $16,500 with the average selling for $1,775.
Questions About Vintage African Beads
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The easiest way to tell if a bead is glass or plastic is to feel it. Glass beads will be cooler to the touch, whereas plastic beads will be closer to room temperature and warm up quickly in your hands. Another test you can perform is to listen to the sound. Glass has a distinctive ring since it’s harder whereas plastic is softer and has a duller sound. Shop a range of vintage glass bead pieces on 1stDibs.
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