Does anyone know what type of trade bead these are. Thanks for any info
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Need help identifying type of trade bead.
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Tdog
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I'll go with African trade beads.
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Agreed,... African Sandcast.
CreekSide
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Yes to both above. Someone at the last artifact show told me that in some tourist shops they are selling them as NA trade beads and asking a premium price. They are glass sandcast beads an you can buy them cheap some $3 a strand if you buy multiple. Not Native American
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