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Name: Skunk Bead Alternate Name(s): Used by: AR, AC Derived from: Unknown Earliest Use: Unknown Origin: Venice, post ca. 1830 Distinctive Trait: Wound bead with white spots and pink and blue spots on them; some would say that a true skunk bead has only white spots. Distribution: Global Remarks: Dumb name. While there are spotted skunks, most skunks have stripes.

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