The age and quality of these beads is immediately obvious. The Dutch Dogon beads are at least 200 years old. The Ethiopian Tomato beads are very old trade beads, and the African amber, while probably not real amber, is very sought-after first-generation Bakelite, a treasure in itself. The beads are large, colorful, and classy. People who know beads will be impressed. And people who don’t know beads will be impressed as well.