Heishi and Tyre Shape Beads
Today, Heishi is more known as small tube-like beads and can be made from any material like wood or gemstones, but its history stems from shell beads found in the Gulf of California. They were traded by the Santo Domingo Native Americans in exchange for shells or goods.
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Hubei Green Blue Turquoise 2-4x6mm Irregular Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Hubei Turquoise- From the Hubei province in Northern China. Two of the finest mines in the Hubei province are the Yungai, which means, "a mountain ...
View full detailsLavender Amethyst 8mm Banded Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch
Lavender Amethyst is a transparent lavender variety of Amethyst, which forms in geodes and is generally found in clusters of crystal points. The pr...
View full detailsGreen Amethyst 8mm Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch
Amethyst is a beautiful stone (normally purple), known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history ...
View full detailsSmoky Quartz 7mm Banded Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch
Smoky Quartz is a translucent smoky brown or gray variety of Quartz. It ranges from almost completely transparent to an almost opaque brownish to g...
View full detailsAmethyst 8mm Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch
Amethyst is a beautiful purple stone, known as a “Gem of Fire” by ancient cultures. It has been greatly sought after throughout history and was at ...
View full detailsCitrine 8mm Banded Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch
Citrine is a transparent Quartz, ranging in color from pale yellow to golden yellow, honey or brown, giving it a similar appearance to Topaz. It ma...
View full detailsLemon Quartz 7mm Banded Faceted Tyre - 15-16 Inch
Lemon Quartz is a trade name for color-enhanced yellow quartz. Gamma ray irradiation, followed by a mild heat treatment gives it the bright yellow ...
View full details1x2.5mm Flat Square Heishi Silver Plated Brass Beads - 24 Inches
1x2.5mm Flat square Heishi silver plated brass beads with 1mm hole. These unique beads will add great dimension and texture to any project. Due to ...
View full details1x2.5mm Flat Square Heishi Gold Color Over Brass Beads - 24 Inches
1x2.5mm Flat square Heishi gold color over brass beads with 1mm hole. These unique beads will add great dimension and texture to any project. Due t...
View full details2x4.2mm Heishi Gold Color Over Brass Spacer Beads
2x4.2mm Heishi gold color over brass spacer beads, 1.5mm hole. These unique beads will add great dimension and texture to any project. Due to the h...
View full details2x4.2mm Heishi Silver-Plated Brass Spacer Beads
2x4.2mm Heishi silver-plated brass spacer beads, 1.5mm hole. These unique beads will add great dimension and texture to any project. Due to the han...
View full detailsCharoite 3-6x8mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Charoite is a stone that naturally occurs in intense purple hues, as well as grays, browns, greenish yellows, white and black. These colors swirl t...
View full detailsTroca Shell 6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Sea shells are one of our most ancient decorations. Our prehistoric ancestors used to string them into necklaces or hang them from cords as pendant...
View full detailsPectan Shell 6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Sea shells are one of our most ancient decorations. Our prehistoric ancestors used to string them into necklaces or hang them from cords as pendant...
View full detailsTroca Shell 8mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Sea shells are one of our most ancient decorations. Our prehistoric ancestors used to string them into necklaces or hang them from cords as pendant...
View full detailsHammer Shell 5mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Sea shells are one of our most ancient decorations. Our prehistoric ancestors used to string them into necklaces or hang them from cords as pendant...
View full detailsBrown Lip Shell 5mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Sea shells are one of our most ancient decorations. Our prehistoric ancestors used to string them into necklaces or hang them from cords as pendant...
View full detailsWampum Shell 6mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Wampum Shell 8mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Kingman Turquoise 3-6mm Heishi Graduated - 15-16 Inch
Turquoise is an ancient gemstone, one of the first known to man. Known to Egyptian and Aztec cultures thousands of years ago, Turquoise is now mine...
View full detailsSleeping Beauty Turquoise 3mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Dakota Stones’ Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is from the Sleeping Beauty mine in Globe, Arizona — famous for the outstanding robin’s egg blue color and...
View full detailsElisa Turquoise 4-8mm Graduated Heishi - 15-16 Inch
This turquoise is mined from the Sonora mines in Mexico. Like all other natural turquoise, its coloring is the result of the chemical reaction that...
View full detailsPurple Oyster Shell 5mm Heishi - 15-16 Inch
Sunstone 8mm Rough Heishi - Limited Editions - 15-16 inch
Sunstone, a variety of Feldspar, is aptly named for its shades of gold, orange, red and brown, as well as its iridescent sparkle. As the stone catc...
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