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Yes they are! *mops keyboard*
I would say Bali. I somewhere have a similar on (round shape) that I bought as a Bali bead. But these are among the most refined ones I have seen.
I agree with Betty, this is exceptionally beautiful Bali work which is probably vintage. I looked up the seller and saw the price these went for and about fainted!
These were cheap in the day- made for export, not tribal use. The workmanship like this from Bali is no longer found. We have a lot of newer vintage beads from Bali (but still great workmanship) on eBay right now at a far more reasonable price than these. I don't understand how some sellers price their items.....
So, how do we find each others' shop info? I haven't found any links/urls on the individual pages.
Interesting. I too originally thought these were very refined vintage beads, but thought I must learn more when I saw the price they went for. They were part of a group of beads that included 13 or so old Sri Lankan beads and a couple of other silver beads in the auction, which may explain the price to an extent.
Hillary, do you have information on when such beads stopped being produced?
I would say that these are around 1980's, but don't quote me. Like jewelry for export produced in Afghanistan, the quality went way down quite rapidly, over a 30 year period. There are always exceptions.
I hate to advertise, but we are "alqator" on eBay, also Ethnic Embellishments is the store name.
Thank you EE. Etiquette is a hairy thing, but I think in this case folks would want to know where to locate items-though I suppose we have the option of privately messaging someone - is that how EJ prefers? Just surprised to not be able to find links/urls on the individuals' pages and was wondering if I just hadn't found them yet :/