A strand of Venetian ‘yellow jacket’ African trade chevron beads

A classic strand of ‘yellow jacket’ 4 layer chevron trade beads with brass spacers. - See strand 16 on page 69 of Picard Vol. VII - ‘Chevron and Nueva Cadiz Beads from the West African Trade’). This type of bead appears on the Edition 1909 sample card of the Conterie.

Strand length: 44cm
Maximum bead size: 8mm diameter x 16mm long
Bead Hole diameter: 3mm
Weight: 38gm

A beautiful antique strand of one of the classic chevron beads..
Please examine photographs as these form part of the description. e23/35