19th Century Venetian White Hearts with Inlaid Floral Vines Pattern Strand / Necklace charm for power and strength also known as a Memento

also known as a Memento Mori

Origin is Thailand

Striking Peter in his side

Made by Tuareg jewelry smiths in the Sahara and Sahel deserts

Condition: in overall good

19th Century Venetian White Hearts with Inlaid Floral Vines Pattern Strand / Necklace charm for power and strength also known as a MementoThese extravagantly beautiful beads with a startlingly finely detailed Floral Vines pattern inlaid into a deep rose red base bead which was spun over a hand wound white base bead, creating one of the most complex of Trade Beads; a Two Layer Inlaid Floral "White Heart". Fashioned by hand in the mid 19th in Venice and brought to Ethiopia, East Africa as Trade Beads. They became treasured high level Prestige Bead Currency and Dowry Wealth. Originally