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Mellifiori Beads
Venetian glassworkers
African Heritage House
Nairobi, Kenya
These beads were handblown and inlaid by master glass blowers on the island of Burano near Venice, Italy. These beads were made for the African trade and traded for gold, ivory, slaves and palm oil.
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- Title: Mellifiori Beads
- Creator: Venetian glassworkers
- Manufacturer: Venetian glassmakers
- Location Created: Italy
- Type: Glass beads
- Photographer: Kabutha Kago
- Original Source: African Heritage House
- Rights: African Heritage House
- Medium: Glass
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