Boldly Tribal

Vintage enamelled Moroccan beads frame a large, richly colored resin bead - mid 1900's. Other beads include green vaseline beads, resin beads, contemorary Moroccan beads. PPhenolic resin beads are formed through the reaction of formaldehyde an phenol, similar to Bakelite or Faturan. They are often referred to a Copal Amber. The earliest of these probably was made about 1920 in Germany. Frame included