The traditional method of producing the beads by heating and blowing air into delicate glass tubes has been practiced in the village of Ponikla since the 1870s according to Barbora Kulhava, a co-owner ...
For years in Ghana, Krobo beads have been much more than just a form of currency or a decoration item. There have been a lot of traditions intertwined with bead usage, including the rites of passage ...