Featured More African Trade Beads, Are these Older?

Picked these up today at the charity shop. Last time I found some they sold well so I scooped these up.

They look a bit older than the last ones I found though, do we have anyone who could shed light on the approximate age on these beads here?

Thanks!



The other necklace I had for reference:
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those r nice.....
if u had put them down , I'd have picked them up !!!!!

nice find !!!!

 

The interlocking blue and red beads are known as "snake beads". According to the folks at The Bead Chest, early 20th century -

https://www.thebeadchest.com/produc...J2_XhWZ8tyW7u44ES9IHPDhs3d5F2oqgaArztEALw_wcB

"Snake beads are vintage African trade beads originally produced in former Czechoslovakia and exported to West Africa. The shape of these beads is inspired by interlocking snake vertebrae. While real snake vertebrae beads have been traded in Africa for centuries, glass alternatives such as these appeared only in the 20th century."
https://www.thebeadchest.com/products/vintage-coral-turquoise-mixed-glass-snake-beads-6mm?variant=43465650602139&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PMax: [Smart Shopping] - Good Products Beads&utm_term=&tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=18292820863&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsJO4BhDoARIsADDv4vApre2vHd1H7FZNMJehSwayYUoYTa9uRdoI553vJ20OaK0k48DruJgaAhv4EALw_wcB

 

Yay thank you!!

@2manybooks now I'm looking at that website and searching each individual bead haha! Thank you for the ID

 

The little blue and red beads look to be awale chevron beads?



https://www.etsy.com/listing/175195...942dc5a9a%3A1751955926&organic_search_click=1

 

https://www.thebeadchest.com/produc...0VkPeyMJ_Wty06DmRlZmF1bHRfc2VhcmNoWAFoAXoCdnQ

https://www.thebeadchest.com/produc...dFZD3sjCf1rctOg5kZWZhdWx0X3NlYXJjaFgBaAF6AnZ0

 

If y'all didn't get there first I'd have scooped those. It's hard to date trade beads for certain, but they're nice.

 

Thanks so much all!

 

I’d guess 70s on the first one-very nice with the brass beads. Worked for an African importer in NY at that time.