Beadwork is also finding its way into home decor items like wall hangings, cushions, and tableware. These pieces lend a hint ...

“In African tradition, waist beads are meant to be worn under clothing ... who has been wearing and making the jewelry since 1999. She sells the beads at art shows all around the country ...

Now her dream is to add - like precious beads to a necklace - new outlets to her company and expand across Nigeria and West Africa.

When it comes to beautiful jewelries, perhaps Africa is best known for its ‘handmade’ beautiful bead work. African beads are exquisite works of art. Beads are often worn while expressing art ...

regales visitors with the stories of thousands of African beads, ornaments and jewelry pieces. “The beads themselves hold a lot of information,” he said. “Young ladies and young men were ...

But there is a rich history of distinct and intricate jewelry craft across the continent ... Malian Tuareg adornment, Nigerian coral beads and ancient Egyptian influences,” she said in ...

European slave-traders paid African middle-men to bring native ... When they arrived at Fort James, soldiers tore the bead necklaces from their necks, thereby robbing them of their identities ...