Amber Listserv / Search of copal pics

[Joy J]

HI Pierre, 

Those look like the copal beads supposedly found in Africa.  I purchased a few about a year ago (from African source).  they are real copal but I am not sure they are ancient trade beads as they were advertised.  Nice add to the oddities in my amber/copal collection though.

Peace,
Joy

Pierre Lafrance <pierre.lafrance at ete.inrs.ca> wrote:   Hello !

 One may find an "curious" auction of "Raw Amber Chunks" from... Mali.  Pic found at Item number: 320023467757.  Provided that Mali stretches across the Sahel (actually grasslands in the south) and the Sahara (...), and since this country is located in North-West Africa, what could be this "material" ?  Could it be some kind of copal or anything else ?  Just for the curiosity...

 Pierre
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