Collection: Rare-Ethnic-Tribal Beads

For almost a quarter century we have been sourcing, gathering and collecting beads from right around the world.

Many of those beads were either rare, or very desirable ethnic or tribal beads.

Now, many of those beads that had been our pride and joy are now looking for a new home – either as a collectable piece to put on display, to add to a collection or as an ingredient for a stylish piece of jewellery.

By flicking through the pages of our website, we take you on an online adventure that will take you on a journey to exotic and faraway places you may have only dreamed about.

The people of those faraway places have created hand-made clay beads from Afghanistan, 200-year old African Trade beads, hand-carved mud cloth batik bone beads from Kenya and ancient ethnic conch beads from the Himalayas.

Not to mention the sliced mushroom beads meticulously carved out of jade, fabulous turquoise nuggets from Tibet or the four-sided etched mutton-fat cubes – that come with Chinese script engraving.

Or if you prefer the Siam red Cinnabar beads from China, 2000-year old Roman glass beads, hand-made ceramic Kazuri beads from Kenya or a twig of Burmese sea coral.

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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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  • 36pcs - 50g – 5x16mm Carved White Tabular Flower Bone Beads [B-18]
    India, Beads, Jewellery Making, Ethnic, Collection, Necklace, Bracelet, Dyed, Water Buffalo, Bone, Buffalo, Asia, Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, China, Choker, Boho, Ankle Bangle, Costume Jewellery, Craft, Art, Projects, North America, African Inspired, Indian-Style, Vintage, Recycled, Flower,
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  • 100g – 80pcs - 15-36mm Assorted Colours Batik Bone Tube All Mix – [B-O]
    India, Beads, Jewellery Making, Africa, Ethnic, Batik, Collection, Necklace, Bracelet, Dyed, Water Buffalo, Bone, Buffalo, Asia, Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, China, Hair Pipes, Choker, Boho, Ankle Bangle, Costume Jewellery, Craft, Art, Projects, North America, Horn, Black, Brown, African Inspired, Indian-Style, Vintage, Tribal, Cylinder, Pipes, Tribal Jewellery, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Cow, Goats, Camels, Hand-Carved, Tubes, Beige, Purple, Three-Dot,
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  • 100g – 120pcs - 7x15mm Beige/White Hand-Painted Batik Bone Tubes – for Boho-Inspired Jewellery [B-J]
    India, Beads, Jewellery Making, Africa, Ethnic, Batik, Collection, Necklace, Bracelet, Dyed, Water Buffalo, Bone, Buffalo, Asia, Thailand, Borneo, Indonesia, China, Hair Pipes, Choker, Boho, Ankle Bangle, Costume Jewellery, Craft, Art, Projects, North America, Horn, Black, Brown, African Inspired, Indian-Style, Vintage, Tribal, Cylinder, Pipes, Tribal Jewellery, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Cow, Goats, Camels, Hand-Carved, Tubes, Beige,
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  • 60pcs - 8-12mm Unpolished Carnelian Oval-Shaped Beads [SP-58]
    Carnelian, Indian, Semi-Precious, Oval,  Unpolished, Jewellery-Making, Collection, Mix, Tigertail, Craftline, Necklace, Anklet, Bracelet, Earrings, Crystal, Ethnic, Tribal, Healing Properties, Orange, Brazil, India, Mexico, Germany, Australia,
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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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  • 47pcs – Collection of Small 925 Sterling Silver Love Hearts [SSIN-93]
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  • 16pcs – Antique-Style 925 Sterling Long Curled Snake Pipe Beads [SSIN-88]
    Sterling Silver, India, 925, Metal, Antique-Style, Beads, Tubes, Cylinders, Pipe Beads, Silver, Spacers, Bali-Style, Dangle, Charms, Pendants, Crafted, Silversmiths, Jewellery, Indian, Ethnic, Tribal, Bracelets, Earrings, Necklaces, Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Statement Jewellery,
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  • One - 18x36mm - Nepali/Tibetan Turquoise with Embossed Silver Pendant [E-126]
    Turquoise, Polished, Semi-Precious, Matrix, Veins, Black, Brown, Himalayas, Necklace, Anklet, Pendant, Spiritual, Healing Qualities, Ethnic, Tribal, United States, Iran, Turkey, Chile, Tibet, Mexico, China, Statement, Green, Blue, Gemstone,
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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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  • 23pcs - 58g – 12-20mm – Unique Handmade African Kazuri Ceramic Beads [E-62]
    Tribal, Ethnic, Collection, African, Swahili, Kazuri, Giraffe, Handmade, Hand-Painted, Hand-Glazed, Beads, Kenya, Mount Kenya, Jewellery, Necklaces, Bracelets, Earrings, Nairobi,
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  • 44pcs - 100g - 15-20mm White Fish Bone Beads – for Jewellery Making [ODD-6]
    Vertebrae, Fish, Natural, Africa, Fish Beads, Concave, Spacers, Necklaces, Earrings, Jewellery, Tribal, Ethnic, Statement, Beads,
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  • 70” - 20mm Rudraksha Mala Strands – 108 Hindu Prayer Beads [RAD-4]
    Rudraksha, Stones, Seeds, Pips, Rusty Brown, Nepal, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Elaeocarpus Ganitrus, Trees, Fruit, Blue, Inedible, Mala, Spiritual, Prayer Beads, Ethnic, Tribal, Jewellery, Natural, Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindu, Lord Shiva,
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  • 85pcs - 18-20mm Irregular Gnarly Javanese Knuckle Coral [E-86]
    Coral, Knuckle Coral, Rare, Collectible, Seaside, Asia, Collection, Statement, Orange, Jewellery, Algerian, Onyx, White Metal, Sterling Silver, Topaz, Amber, Jet Black, Necklace, Bracelet, Earrings, Java,
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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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