Belle Star Boy, Lakota | |||||||
Mother of pearl disc with pony beads and brass beads. | Belle
Star Boy, Lakota $450 plus s/h | ||||||
3
inch diameter beaded mirror medallion.
18
1/2" tall x 4 1/2" wide bag.
Seed beads band, brass beads, pony beads, brass bells. | |||||||
About BeadsBeads used by Native American artists are usually round, called seed beads, but can be flattened (rondelle) or cylindrical. They are usually made of glass, sometimes plastic, and come in a variety of colors. Most are one solid color except for European Trade Beads, which are mulit-colored and sometimes decorated. Most contemporary high-quality glass seed beads are made in the Czech Republic, Japan or India. Czech beads are measured by the "aught" system using fraction-like numbers designating how many beads fit side by side on a one inch line. 4/0 means four beads to an inch, each bead being 1/4" wide. 6/0 = 1/6" wide. The smaller the beads, the more beads to an inch, and the larger the number.
The smallest seed beads are 24/0. These are used mainly for beaded items and embroidery.
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