Collection: Out of Afghanistan

Talking about beads – just mention Afghanistan and a number of words immediately come to mind; Lapis Lazuli, Jade, Tribal, Ethnic, Turkoman, Kazakh, Hand-Made and among others Jewellery.

In recent times Afghanistan has seen a huge influx of people from regions outside this land-locked desert country.

And with them came they brought a wealth of ability, knowledge, culture and traditions.

From the Ural Mountains in Kazakhstan came the nomadic Sunni Muslims (known as Kazakhs) settling in Northern Afghanistan where they introduced their hand-beaten metal tribal Beads - with semi-precious stone inlay.

The beads themselves are generally hollow and have been decorated with intricate silver wire work and circular frames with semi-precious stone inlaid – along with their familiar trademark called ‘false granulation’ – which depict triangular imprints.

Then came the Turkoman people – an ethnic group native to Central Asia - living mainly in Turkmenistan and the north-eastern regions of Afghanistan and Iran.  They introduced their unique hand-beaten white metal beads - generally adorned with intricate circular silver wire whipped filigree frames which are then filled with a semi-precious coloured stone enamel (to resemble gemstones).

While other groups took advantage of the huge deposits of Lapis Lazuli found in northern Afghanistan and created some of the world’s finest beads using this special semi-precious stone.

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  • 28pcs - 100g – 14-30mm Polished Afghan Lapis Lazuli Bicones [SPL-8]
    Afghanistan, Blue, Gold, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Chunky, Jewellery, Worldwide Beads, Collection, Mix, Pyrite, Flecks, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet,  Bangle, Ethnic, Tribal, Bicone, Spiritual, Lapis Lazuli, Lapis,
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  • 200pcs+ Assorted 12-30mm Collection of Afghan Lapis Lazuli Beads [SPL-5]
    Lapis Lazuli, Stone Beads, Strands, Beads, Rocailles, Spiritual, Chakra, Blue, Collectible, Rare, Semi-Precious Stone Beads, Semi-Precious, Beaders, Afghanistan, Middle East, the Far East, Himalayas, Inspiring, Jewellery, Necklaces, Bracelets, Earrings,
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  • 80pcs – 120g - 10-20mm Assorted Afghani Jade Stone Beads [SPJ-14]
    Jade, Ovals, Flasks, Afghanistan, Asia, Mutton-Fat, Hand-Carved, Axe Heads, Henan, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Gem, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Earrings, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Jade, Unpolished, Statement, Healing Qualities, Polished, Boho, Boho-Style, Beads, Imperial Gem, Centre-Drill,
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  • 70pcs – 49g - 8x10mm Unpolished Afghan Jade Oval Beads [SPJ-15]
    Jade, Ovals, Flasks, Afghanistan, Asia, Mutton-Fat, Hand-Carved, Axe Heads, Henan, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Gem, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Earrings, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Jade, Unpolished, Statement, Healing Qualities, Polished, Boho, Boho-Style, Beads, Imperial Gem, Centre-Drill,
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  • 35pcs – 56g - 10-17mm Afghani Unpolished Jade Stone Flasks [SPJ-12]
    Jade, Flasks, Afghanistan, Asia, Mutton-Fat, Hand-Carved, Axe Heads, Henan, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Gem, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Earrings, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Jade, Unpolished, Statement, Healing Qualities, Polished, Boho, Boho-Style, Beads, Imperial Gem, Centre-Drill,
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  • 2000pcs+ 16 Semi-Precious Strands – Lapis, Jasper, Jade, Blackstone & Coral [SPS-1]
    Lapis Lazuli, Strands, Coral, Jasper, Jade, Mediterranean, Beads, Rocailles, Spiritual, Chakra, Blue, Green, Black, Semi-Precious, Beaders, Brown, Afghanistan, Middle East, Himalayas, China, Nomad, Stone Beads, Inspiring, Imperial Gem, Ethnic, Tribal, Jewellery, Tribal Jewellery, Necklaces, Yellow, Red, Bracelets, Earrings, Collectable, Middle East,
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  • 24pcs - 100g – 12x20-28mm Cross-Hatch Lapis Lazuli Barrel Cylinders from Afghanistan [SPL-7]
    Afghanistan, Blue, Gold, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Chunky, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Pyrite, Flecks, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet,  Bangle, Ethnic, Tribal, Cross-Hatch, Cylinder, Barrel, Oval
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  • 14pcs – 10-18mm Unpolished Afghani Lapis Soccer Ball Melons [SPL-3]
    Afghanistan, Blue, Gold, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Chunky, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Pyrite, Flecks, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Bangle, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Lapis Lazuli, Lapis, Unpolished, Melons, Disks, Statement, Head Pin, Soccer,
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  • 95g - 15-50mm - Old Afghani Tribal Tyre Tread Lapis Lazuli Beads with Sterling End Caps [E-31]
    Tyre, Tread, Turkoman, Turkmenistan, Tribal, Trading, Top-Drill, Tigertail, Statement, Jewellery, Silver, Oval, Necklace, Mix, Middle, Eastern, Leather, Lapis, Lazuli, Jewellery-Making, Jewellery, Imperfections, Hole, Global, Beads, Ethnic, Earrings, Currency, Craftline, Collection, Bracelet, Blue, Anklet, Afghanistan, Afghan
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  • 100pcs - 50g - 10-15mm Chunky Chinese Jade Chip Stone Beads [SPJ-19]
    Afghanistan, China, Asia, Carved, Henan, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Gem, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Earrings, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Jade, Unpolished, Statement, button, Chip Stones, Jade, Healing Qualities, Polished, Boho, Boho-Style, Beads, Imperial Gem,
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  • 40pcs - 100g – 8-25mm Faceted Chinese Jade Hexagonal Beads [SPJ-17]
    Afghanistan, China, Asia, Carved, Henan, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Gem, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Earrings, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Jade, Unpolished, Statement, Imperial Gem, Healing Qualities, Polished, Boho, Boho-Style,  Beads, Faceted, Hexagonal,
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  • 95pcs - 100g – 8-10mm Unpolished Afghan Lapis Lazuli Hexagonal Beads [SPL-13]
    Afghanistan, Blue, Gold, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Chunky, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Pyrite, Flecks, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Bangle, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Lapis Lazuli, Lapis, Unpolished, Hexagonal, Disks, Statement,
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  • 1008pcs – Rare – 6 Strands of Tiny Semi-Precious Jade Cylinder Tubes [SPS-17]
    Afghanistan, Jade, Green, Asia, Semi-Precious, Ethnic-Style, Tribal, Jewellery, Necklace, Bracelet, Earrings, Nomadic, Unpolished, Cylinder Tubes, Rare,
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  • 1980pcs - Semi-Precious Blackstone Strands – Saucer Spacers [SPS-18]
    Blackstone, Afghanistan, Semi-Precious, Spacer Beads, Unpolished, Ethnic-Style, Jewellery, Tribal, Earrings, Necklace, Bracelet, Nomadic, Middle East, Saucer-Spacers,
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  • 7pcs – 23x27mm Ethnic Turkoman Silver Filigree with Jasper/Turquoise Enamel Inlay [E-113]
    Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Brass, Turkoman,  Imperfections, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Necklace, Earrings, Ethnic, Tribal, Statement Jewellery, Top-Drill, Hole, Afghan, Middle Eastern, Turquoise, Enamel, Inlaid, Bracelet, Anklet, Filigree, Wire, Wrapping, Jasper,
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  • 36pcs - 9-15mm Orange Afghan Agate Flower Beads [SP-22]
    Agate, Drops, Earring, Necklace, Pendant, Jade, Carnelian, Rhodonite, Beads, Sodalite, Necklace, Earrings, Semi-Precious, Worldwide, Mother of Pearl, Onyx, Rose, Clear, Strawberry, & Cherry Quartz, Moonstone, Blue Lace & Moss Agate, Aquamarine, Amethyst, Green Fluorite, Peridot, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Citrine, Sunstone, Tiger Eye, Mookaite, Peridot, Black, Mahogany, & Snowflake Obsidian, Turquoise,
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  • 78pcs - 6-10mm Flat Round Tabular Polished Afghan Jade Disks
    Jade, Ovals, Round, Tabular, Flasks, Afghanistan, Asia, Mutton-Fat, Hand-Carved, Axe Heads, Henan, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Gem, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Earrings, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Jade, Unpolished, Statement, Healing Qualities, Polished, Boho, Boho-Style, Beads, Imperial Gem, Centre-Drill,
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  • 2200pcs+ Rare - Minuscule Semi-Precious Stone Strands – Agate, Lapis and Turquoise [SPS-3]
    Lapis Lazuli, Rare, Strands, Turquoise, Agate, Beads, Rocailles, Spiritual, Chakra, Blue, Semi-Precious, Beaders, Brown, Afghanistan, Middle East, Stone Beads, Inspiring, Ethnic, Tribal, Jewellery, Tribal Jewellery, Necklaces, Bracelets, and Earrings.
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  • 11pcs - 6x17mm Ghazni Afghan Onyx & Silver Turkoman Cylinders [E-40]
    Afghanistan, Ghazni, Turkmenistan, Brass, Turkoman,  Imperfections, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Necklace, Earrings, Ethnic, Tribal, Statement Jewellery, Top-Drill, Hole, Afghan, Middle Eastern, Enamel, Inlaid, Bracelet, Anklet, Wire, Whipping, Turquoise, Head Pins, Ethnic, Onyx, Inlay, Iran, Nomadic,
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  • 22pcs - 100g - 14-18mm Polished ‘Imperial Jade Balls’ from Asia [SPJ-16]
    Afghanistan, China, Asia, Carved, Henan, Semi-Precious, Jewellery-Making, Gem, Jewellery, Global Beads, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Leather, Earrings, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Ethnic, Tribal, Spiritual, Jade, Unpolished, Statement, Imperial Gem, Healing Qualities, Polished, Boho, Boho-Style, Marble-Like, Beads,
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