Necklace - African Trade Beads & Sterling Beads

Necklace - African Trade Beads with Sterling Accents

One-of-a-Kind Necklace.

Hand-strung by the artist. A stunning combination.

This necklace features authentic African trade beads in a unique lime green with striped variegation, paired with two handmade sterling accents—a piece that brings together genuine cultural heritage and the raw beauty of hand-struck metal.

African trade beads carry centuries of history, traveling ancient trade routes and serving as currency, adornment, and symbols of status across the continent. Each bead tells a story of craftsmanship, exchange, and connection between cultures. The vibrant lime green with its distinctive striped patterns makes this strand particularly rare and striking.

This artist's handiwork is characterized by hand-struck sterling silver. Her work is known for being organic, natural, and has a rough-hewn look and feel. This accomplished Kansas artist creates her sterling, gold, brass, and copper pieces from scratch. That means she smelts, pours, forms, and decorates each piece of metal herself. Each piece starts with the metal in its liquid form. The process can be laborsome, but it results in a pure metal that is strikingly rugged, pure, and authentic.

Strung on steel braided jewelry wire with a small sterling lobster clasp, combining durability with refined detail. Hand-strung by a regional artist. This is the only one.

Our Commitment to the Handmade

At A STORE NAMED STUFF, we champion artists, makers, and creators who work with their hands and from their hearts. Everything in this artist's collection is an original—never mass-produced. We believe in the power of creative goods to connect us to the people who create them and to the stories they carry. This artist's work embodies everything we stand for: authenticity, artistry, and the irreplaceable value of something made from scratch.