Strand of Vaseline Glass Beads ainop Ex-museum collection piece

Ex-museum collection piece

motivated by compassion

while the broad shoulders and long bent arms frame the forward-projecting abdomen with a prominent navel—an emblem of vitality and continuity

blending traditional Inca aesthetics with post-colonial influences

Strand of Vaseline Glass Beads ainop Ex-museum collection pieceEarly to late 19th century, Ghana, West Africa Exceptional strand of rare antique vaseline glass beads, originally produced in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia), displaying a beautiful seafoam green hue. Now restrung on modern cord. Vaseline beads are characterized by their translucent green or jonquil tones, created through the addition of uranium salts to the glass mixture; under ultraviolet light they fluoresce a vivid green. Their distinctive faceted