19th Century Venetian "Ambassador" Beads Necklace Nuestra Senora del Pueblito A pair of dangle earrings

A pair of dangle earrings

those were also worn out

Inlaid with textured brass metal bands and small chips of red coral and blue turquoise

praying that Saint Peter's Shadow might fall upon them

and became the highest level Prestige and Dowry Currency throughout the Continent

19th Century Venetian "Ambassador" Beads Necklace Nuestra Senora del Pueblito A pair of dangle earrings"Ambassador" or "Lewis and Clark Trade Beads" were created in the mid 19th in Venice and brought to Africa and the Americas in trade. These extravagantly beautiful beads became high level Prestige Bead Currency in Mali and Nigeria, West Africa. Originally created in Venice and Murano Italy, a torch or high intensity flame glass lamp was used to melt glass canes or rods. Once in a molten state, the glass bead was formed by blowing and shaping with