Bohemian Russian blue beads
Russian blues bead necklace –Bohemia– (origin: Koforidua, Ghana)
Los esquimales alaskanos siempre supieron qué hacer con las Russian Blues: las engastaban en huesos de morsa o caribú, fabricaban sonajeros o, simplemente las regalaban ensartadas en un collar. En cualquier caso resultan espléndidas.
La industria vidriera bohemia es bien conocida desde hace mucho tiempo, pero hasta finales del siglo XVIII la elaboración de cuentas era bastante limitada. Aun así, a principios de ese siglo algunos talleres de los alrededores de Jablonec se habían especializado en la producción de unas cuentas de color azul que se exportaban casi en su totalidad a Rusia. La razón de tanto interés radicaba en que eran muy apreciadas por los Inuits y otros pueblos nativos de Alaska, y la Compañía Ruso-Americana las usaba para intercambiarlas por pieles, grasa de ballena y otros bienes.
Luego, cuando a principios de siglo XIX la tecnología evolucionó y aparecieron máquinas que moldeaban y troquelaban vidrio, la elaboración de cuentas se abarató y las fábricas de Bohemia coparon el mercado. Las cuentas de comercio fabricadas en el Imperio Austro-Húngaro alcanzaron entonces el litoral africano y a mediados de ese siglo ya habían relegado a un segundo plano a las que venían de Venecia.
Entre las cientos de cuentas diferentes llegadas entonces a los puertos de los reinos de Dahomey, Benín o Ashanti también lo hicieron aquellas cuentas azules que tanto apreciaban en Alaska y que ahora se conocen como Russian blues.
El collar que proponemos es una ristra de unos 105 cm ensartada en fibra de rafia con 118 cuentas, de las que la gran mayoría (115) son Russian blues facetadas (98) o lisas (17). Dos cuentas son de tipo Dutch donut y una más es una cuenta rayada.
Material: vidrio
Peso: 160g
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