These beads seem to be made from a reddish terracotta clay, and then left uncoated, with just their simple markings as the adornment. Kind of beautiful in their imperfection. You would need to love this style of bead and come up something truly unique to give them what they deserve!
I'm getting really confused listing all these clay beads - these ones look like they are white on the inside, so I'm not sure whether that is a base for the 'mandrel' for the clay to stick to, or whether the pinkish/red colour has been painted on later. But then some don't look like they are white inside! I'm tending to think they are a pinkish/red clay with the patterns scored into the clay, and the white is painted on afterwards.
Torpedo shaped bead with slashes and circles. These beads have 3 lines around their middle, with a line around each end. In between are slashes of lines, with circles around, and once again that 8 dots from a stamping in there too. Beads weigh about 5 grams each.
Measurements: about 35mm however being handmade there is a lot of variation in the sizing and shapes. We have taken photos in front of a ruler, as well as alone, to try and show the approximate sizing of the beads.
Due to the huge variation, we won't measure proportions, sizes or hole sizes here. Please refer to the photos for that kind of information.
Quantity per pack: 10
These clay beads are very old stock from a warehouse clearance, that we scooped up years ago. You won't find beads in many places that are like these! Truly unique handmade beads! These beads were made individually by hand in Ghana, Africa a long time ago.
These beads are from a collection of bisque fired (no glaze) terracotta/clay/ceramic. There are a lot of definitions of the way these beads are made, and if you are interested, have a google about them and gather information. They are amazing beads to find out about!
We can't be certain of their exact information, rather we are giving suggestions of what these beads are, and where they are from, how they are made etc, from information gathered from our general observations over the last many years in the bead trade.
We will attempt to give you beads that all look similar for each pack that you buy.
