18th-19th Century Dutch Opalescent Glass Beads / Necklace 2 hand wound glass and still to protect from

and still to protect from evil spirits

His brother Andrew was also an apostle

and the Patron Deity of Arts and Sciences and the Guardian of Intellect and Wisdom

and people exposed to danger or having dangerous professions

18th-19th Century Dutch Opalescent Glass Beads / Necklace 2 hand wound glass and still to protect from18th 19th Century Dutch Opalescent Glass Beads Necklace Some of the earliest hand wound glass beads that entered the African Trade were created in Holland. These rare and fine opalescent glass beads were highly prized and treasured by the Dogon people of Mali, West Africa, where they originally entered West Africa in the 18th and 19th century Spice Trade. The beads were carried into Mali via early Dutch Traders and were sometimes also referred to as