African Trade Bead Lot: 3 Mali Wedding Trade Beads—15mm x 24mm Owyhee Blue Opal & Matrix a creature of flight and

a creature of flight and freedom

For more information about these strands (and this group of Andrew's Picks)

Twilight Mountain by Andrew Thornton

but seemed to grin a little more as she tilted the piece in the light

Acrylic on wood

African Trade Bead Lot: 3 Mali Wedding Trade Beads—15mm x 24mm Owyhee Blue Opal & Matrix a creature of flight andAfrican Trade Bead Lot. Bead Size: Approximately 15mm x 24mm Lot of 3 Beads. You will receive the lot shown. Please Note: African trade beads are sometimes hundreds of years old, so there may be a little bit of character to the beads. These are not considered defects. The reason that they are called Mali Wedding Beads is that they were introduced from Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) and were used by Fulani brides for over a century.