String of glass millefiori beads

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Beads of variety of sizes and shapes with varying patterns and colors. No two beads on this string are the same. The majority of the beads have a yellow background with varying green, red, blue and white patterns. Some beads are disk-shaped while others are oblong and many of them are chipped or faded from wear.

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