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5 Talhakimt Trade Bead Pendants Green Africa

$ 29.04

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Used
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Material: Molded glass
  • Color: 5 Talhakimt Trade Bead Pendants Green Africa
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Czech Republic or France

    Description

    Title
    5 Talhakimt Trade Bead Pendants Green Africa
    Other Names
    Rosetta or star beads
    Type of Object
    Molded glass
    People
    Igala/Idoma, Cross Rivers Region
    Made In
    Czech Republic or France
    Traded In
    Africa
    Approximate Age
    20th century
    Overall Condition
    Good. Some of our beads have traveled at least three continents, and have graced numerous owners. Small chips, corrosion, and pitting are a normal part of their patina attesting to their age and extensive use.
    Damage/Repair
    Cracks, chips and a well worn patina
    Bead Size
    Approx. 1.25 x 2 inches each. See picture with penny for size comparison.
    Strand Length
    24 inches of beads.
    Picture is an example. Your set will be very similar.
    Additional information:
    Talhakimt pendants were produced by both the French and Czech-Bohemian bead industries during the trade bead era, which peaked between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Czech versions were made from molded glass, and came in a variety of colors, including green, red and blue. French Talhakimts were the brainchild of Jean-Felix Bapterosses, a pioneering button and bead maker. As a young man, Bapterosses traveled to England, where he studied the “Prosser” technique of molding and firing a paste to produce a hard porcelain-like material. Bapterosses returned to France and, after making several improvements to the technique, implemented it at his button and bead factory in Briare. Talhakimt pendants were one of the many items manufactured at the factory.
    French Talhakimts, along with their Czech-Bohemian counterparts, were exported mainly to West Africa, where they were believed to have amuletic properties. Mauritanian women wore them in elaborate headdresses, plaited into long braids. The most spectacular examples of this kind of adornment were found among the dancers of the
    Guedra
    , a traditional dance in which women displayed their love for men in ritual form.
    This information is drawn primarily from
    The French Connection: Prosser Beads Revisited
    , by John and Ruth Picard  and from
    Africa Adorned
    , by Angela Fisher
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