Antique Hair Ring from Niger fluted beads Very cool medium-size 15mm long

Very cool medium-size 15mm long x 17mm diameter black king bead with deep red stripe and dark yellow and green "eyes"

Please note

34 inch strand of newly-made brass bicones from Ethiopia

Beads measure 5mm diameter and the pendant (which has some patina) is 15mm wide x 50mm long

African traders describe this large bicone shape as a "king" bead

Antique Hair Ring from Niger fluted beads Very cool medium-size 15mm longAntique silver color hair ring ornament made in Niger; antique jewelry from the early 1900s. 24mm in diameter x 5mm thick. Solid cast white brass (sometimes called German Silver) ring with possible small amount of elemental silver added to the alloy.