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Aggry beads (also spelt 'aggrey beads' are an important sort of glass bead [1] from Ghana. They are also called Koli, Cori, Kor, Segi, Accori, or Ekeur) are decorated glass beads and are used by West Africans as ornaments in necklaces, bracelets and other jewellery. One bead can cost €15.
They are often used for medicinal purposes, as it is believed that they have magical powers.
Beads were used for exchange and as a way of payment during trade in Africa. Europeans first collected aggry beads from the West Coast of Africa in the fifteenth century.
Their origin is obscure (see [2]). They are made from glass or meteorites.
Sometimes millefiore beads are called "Aggrey", but this may be incorrect.