Africa Infinte - African Antiques & African Art Antique Trade Beads & Ethiopian Christian Items

Welcome to Africa Infinite an excellent source for the discerning collector interested in Africian and Ethiopian art and antiques. Offering you an intriquing selection of ancient and antique trade beads, Ethiopian Coptic Christian cultural items and fine jewelry.

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	1 Antique Yoruba Royal Oba Beaded Tunic Vest Shirt, Nigeria Africa This is a very rare, huge & heavy antique beaded Oba's (king's) tunic which was to be worn only by a Yoruba King who could traced his direct lineage to one of the sixteen sons of Oduduwa who was the first Yoruba Oba - king. This hand woven and beaded tunic is a huge garment, extraordinarily heavy and hand beaded on both sides with thousands of tiny glass seed beads which make up detailed and fine designs. View product
	HUGE! Decorated Antique Polychrome Kiffa Round Eye Bead Mauritania, Africa Antique Rare Kiffa Powder Glass bead collected from the African trade. This bead is a very huge roundish shaped bead specimen with amazing multiple colored surface decorations. Huge rare specimen in great condition. View product
	Chokwe / Mbunda Made Antique Pwo / Pwevo Initiation Helmet Mask, Zambia Extremely rare, authentic, antique, African Pwevo or sometimes called Pwo mask carved by the Mbunda who are a Chokwe related tribal peoples. This rare, African art, carved, wooden, Pwevo mask was collected from Zambia, Africa and represents one of the most important makishi characters which is danced during the completion of the Mukanda male initiation ceremonies. This Pwevo mask measures 11.5 inches tall not including the netting or stand and 12 inches wide. View product
	Prime Antique GREEN Venetian Seven Layer Chevron Bead Large! Very Rare, Large antique Venetian green seven layer chevron drawn bead collected from Africa. This very rare green seven layer chevron bead specimen is in excellent condition and would be the pinnacle of any bead lover's collection. This beauty measures 1.23 inches long by 0.94 inches wide and has nice end facets. AMAZING! View product
	Rare Multicolored Folded Ancient Polychrome Bead The ruins of an ancient trading center the settlement of D'jenne-D'jeno or sometimes spelled Jenne-Jeno and the surrounding Niger River Basin is the main source of most Islamic and medieval ancient beads excavated in Africa. D'jenne dates back to 250 BC and is one of the oldest trading centers along the Saharan caravan routes which where a vital crossroads for the gold and salt trade. The ancient beads found in this area were made elsewhere and were imported along these ancient trade routes to D'jenne and other destinations. Even today the exact origins of these beads remain unclear and this topic fuels many a debate among bead collectors and bead researches alike. These ancient beads can date from 500 years old to around two thousands years old and are sometimes called dig beads. View product