Ancient Ecuadorian Whorl, Jaguar Immortal 25" strand of large funky

25" strand of large funky orange-red red 9mm diameter x 5mm inter-locking glass "snake" beads

Very three dimensional with a stepped/pyramid design

Fancy "wedding cake" Venetian-made beads traded in Africa in the early 1900s

These beads are so rare to find

but they average 14mm long x 9mm diameter with 2mm hole

Ancient Ecuadorian Whorl, Jaguar Immortal 25" strand of large funkyA unique ancient "Spindle Whorl", made of clay from the Manteno Culture, dated from 800 1500 AD depicts a jaguar which apparently had religious significance, representing the Shaman, and the sun & moon. 13mm diameter x 12mm tall, hole is 3mm. Highly collectible and in very good condition!