Strand of Beads, Czechia

A slender loop of inky blue tubes that flash purple when they catch light.

This strand of beads is from Czechoslovakia (present day Czechia), Eastern Europe, and dates to the 20th century. It is Czech glass. Glass beads have been made and traded across Africa and Asia for many centuries. Narrow, slightly irregular tube beads in near-black blue, with a glossy surface and a flash of iridescence along the edges. They run in a single even strand closed with a small twist of pale cord.

Dark, sleek and a bit show-offy when it turns.