African Trade Bead and Lapis Bracelet THAPA and the eight large silver

and the eight large silver beads slide freely along the smaller silver beads

protecting the Dharma for as long as beings are capable of benefitting from their teachings

The cloth is then dipped into the natural indigo vat

Size: 200 x 70 cm (79' x 27

African Trade Bead and Lapis Bracelet THAPA and the eight large silverThis striking bracelet is highlighted by an antique African Trade Bead. These 19th century beads were handmade in Murano, the tiny island next to Venice, Italy, and traded with Africa. So important was this glass bead making to Venice's prosperity that the master glass blowers were treated as royalty but were not allowed to leave the island state. The bracelet is completed with bright blue Afghani lapis. This one of a kind bracelet carries a long