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African Beadwork: Researched by Amanda Horned and Cortney Metzger

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

From ancient times through today, African cultures have made beads of many different materials, including shells, seeds, bone, ivory, horn, clay, gourd, wood, rock crystal, iron, copper, brass, and gold.  The widespread trade of colorful European glass seed beads, however, enabled African artisans to greatly expand traditional beadwork forms and designs, and they elevated this … [Read more...] about African Beadwork: Researched by Amanda Horned and Cortney Metzger

Filed Under: 2016 Spring, ART 386: Art of Africa Tagged With: african art, ankle bracelet, beaded belt, cowrie shell collar and choker, maasai culture, ndebele culture, skullcap, yoruba culture, zulu culture

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