Chevron 5 Bead Necklace

Chevron: The chevron is the most treasured of the antique beads, its blue, white and brick red in color, it was often referred to as the aristocrat of beads. Its composition is similar to that of the trade bead, the differences being the chevron always has a distinctive star pattern, because of this it is also known as the star or rosette bead. The chevron was so highly valued that only African chiefs or tribal leaders could own it. The African name for the chevron is ‘bakim-mutum’ meaning white man.