This is just one stand of several in my African Bead Collection. THE WEDDING BEADS! You will find several Brooches created using The Wedding Bead as a focal bead at Arts Prescott Cooperative Gallery, 134 South Montezuma Street, Heart of Whiskey Row in Prescott, Arizona. I got mine from an African Bead Trader in Tucson during the Gem Show, but you can find these beads at The Bead Museum in Glendale, Arizona.
Here is some information written on the African Bead site.
Photo by Rowena Tank
People often ask me, “What are the most colorful African beads?” The answer
is simple: Mali Wedding Beads. In one strand of these beautiful African wedding
beads, you will find beads varying in up to 40 different colors, shapes, and
designs.
These handmade beads are said to be given to brides on their wedding days.
Most were originally Czech-made, and traded in Africa. They can be up to 100
years old, but are often newer.
Mali Wedding beads make great for beading projects on a tight budget.
Although one strand can run between $50 and $100.
These beads most commonly come in a light bulb shape, but also come in
tear-drop shape, triangle shape, and others.