Fulani Celluloid Tamba Heirloom Necklace D trade bead currency Sealed in a custom made

Sealed in a custom made plastic case for wear close to the skin

Throughout Asian Cultures

Origin is 19th Century Mexico

The condition of the beads on this strand is superb and they were lovingly restrung on a fresh cotton cord by our New York City staff

Fulani Celluloid Tamba Heirloom Necklace D trade bead currency Sealed in a custom madeCelluloid Tamba Heirloom Necklace D Approx. 34" long end to end. Bead Approx. 8mm (Original German Celluloid Discs created in the early 1900's as a Trade Bead used extensively in West Africa) Original Heirloom Tamba Necklace Waist Beads used by Traditional Fulani Women as waist decoration. These unusual flat disc shaped beads were much beloved in West Africa for their exotic material (resembling indigenous coconut shell disc shape beads but much