Yellow Cross Trade Beads – Multicolor 13.5 × 14.5mm

Graphic lines. Sculptural scale. Instant design energy.

A luminous white ground becomes the canvas for free-flowing red, yellow and dark linear accents, giving each bead a distinctive graphic rhythm. At approximately 13.5 × 14.5mm, these trade beads offer enough presence to command a design while remaining versatile for necklaces, bracelets, layered compositions and statement jewelry.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Designed for makers who want pattern without visual heaviness, these distinctive trade beads combine a soft white base with intersecting multicolor lines that move individually across the surface of each bead.

The result is a strand with exceptional visual rhythm: no two visible line arrangements appear exactly alike, yet the repeating palette creates cohesion across the composition.

Their approximately 13.5 × 14.5mm scale gives designers substantial creative flexibility. Use them throughout a necklace for a bold graphic statement, isolate them between brass components for greater definition, or introduce them into mixed-bead compositions alongside Krobo glass, African brass and other trade beads.

The white ground also makes these beads especially useful as a visual bridge between stronger colors and mixed materials, allowing the red, yellow and dark accents to create movement without overwhelming the finished piece.

Selected by Aadampo African Beads for designers, makers, collectors and professional sourcing customers seeking distinctive beads with strong visual character.

Culture • Connection • Creativity • Community

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

You will receive:

Trade Beads: [INSERT QUANTITY]
Approx. Bead Size: 13.5 × 14.5mm
Approx. Hole Size: [INSERT HOLE SIZE]
Approx. Strand Length: [INSERT STRAND LENGTH]

The photographed beads show a predominantly white surface with red, yellow and dark linear accents. Individual pattern placement varies across the visible beads.

Measurements are approximate.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Product Type: Trade Beads
Approx. Bead Size: 13.5 × 14.5mm
Approx. Hole Size: [INSERT HOLE SIZE]
Quantity: [INSERT QUANTITY]
Strand Length: [INSERT STRAND LENGTH]
Material: Verification Required
Shape: Faceted / angular rounded form
Color Family: Multicolor
Primary Color: White / Off-White
Secondary Colors: Red • Yellow • Dark Brown/Black
Finish: Smooth appearance
Country of Origin: Verification Required
Cultural Region: Verification Required
Technique: Verification Required
Condition / Age Classification: Verification Required

CULTURAL & HISTORICAL CONTEXT

General Historical Context

Trade beads belong to a broad material history shaped by the circulation of beads through commercial, social and cultural exchange networks across Africa and other regions. Beads from different manufacturing centers entered African markets alongside locally produced beads and became materials for adornment, design, exchange, collecting and other expressions of material culture.

The circular decoration on this strand is described as eye-like based on its visible appearance. This descriptive terminology should not be interpreted as assigning a particular spiritual, protective, ceremonial or cultural meaning to the motif without supporting documentation.

Verified Product Provenance

These trade beads were sourced by Aadampo in Ghana but are not Ghana-made beads.

Their exact country of manufacture, maker, production period, material composition and manufacturing technique have not been verified.

Aadampo therefore documents Ghana as the sourcing location—not the country of origin.

PRODUCT VARIATION NOTICE

Individual beads may vary slightly in:

• Motif placement
• Motif shape
• Accent-color distribution
• Shape
• Dimensions
• Surface characteristics

These differences create the visual rhythm visible throughout the strand.

Measurements, strand length and bead counts are approximate. Colors may vary slightly due to lighting, photography and screen settings.

SAFETY / USE NOTICE

Not intended for consumption. Do not eat.

Beads and jewelry components may present a choking hazard. Keep away from small children and pets.

Intended for jewelry making, collecting, creative work, educational or cultural-material study and decorative applications as appropriate.