52 Krobo Tribal Beads

A beautiful strand of powder glass African beads, made by the people of Krobo Mountain (Ghana, West Africa ), resembling old Venetian FANCY trade beads. The strand is over 1m long . Made from bottles and other glass items that are turned into powder, then into moulds in order to create this nice looking beads. Decorations on the beads are made with a paste made of coloured glass powder and water, which is applied using a thin wooden stalk. They are cooked a second time to fix the decor. Each strand is unique and may vary slightly from strand pictured.

Bead Size: 10-25 x 10mm
Strand Length: 106cm
Approximate Beads: 52
Hole Size: 2mm

Price is for 1 strand