Brown and Aventurina with Blue and Yellow Stripes Murano Glass Chevron Bead Oval, 30mm

These are reproductions of ancient trade beads produced in Murano with mid 20th Century glass canes found in the furnaces. Unlike our handmade beads which are made on a mandrel, Chevrons begin as a single cane with the hole already in it as it is produced in the furnace, which is produced by blowing a bubble, therefore it is irregular in symmetry. The colors are the result of multiple layers of glass during production which are ground off to reveal the inner colors. Because these canes are not in production, there is a limited number of these available and each one unique. The colors begin with a maroon brown base covered with aventurina and then layered with yellow and blue. The blue and yellow are ground away to leave the stripes. These can be worn on a necklace as a single bead, and men wear them as well.