Any Ethnic jewelry using these beads?

[Rosanna]

Greetings from California!

 

I recently acquired some of the beads in the attached picture.  There origin has been mentioned as Mauritania or Yemen, and the gold color possibly due to actual gold content.  I was hoping that someone would recognize these and provide more information.  Also, I would appreciate any information or pictures of these types of bead used in ethnic jewelry from their location of origin, wherever that may be!

 

The shown examples are about 10 x 12 mm and roughly shaped like barrels.

[Kathleen McCabe-Elsey]

Hi Rosanna

I know these as Old Yemen beads RARE

 

 Also found on another beadsite "Yemen bronze beads that have a very bumpy (but not rough) texture. These lost wax cast beads are up to 100 years old"

[Rosanna]

Thanks Kathleen!  Here are pictures of the rest of the beads that appear to be of similar origin.

[ethnic adornment]

They are really rare and beautiful! Congratulation for your adquisition!

[ann]

I have a few strands of these Yemen brass beads and use them in my jewellery designs.  They are lovely, very heavy and some almost like silver, not brass.