GLASS BEADS YORUBA FEATURE PIECE

African recycled beads are made by members of the Krobo Tribe which is located in Ghana, Africa. These African beads are created by compressing recycled glass into a dry grain, & heating the grain so that the pieces form together. The recycled glass is crushed into a porcelain cast. The stem of a cassava leaf is used to make the hole. It is baked in a furnace causing the glass to melt together & the cassava leaf to burn. This technique has been used in Africa for centuries to make recycled glass beads.
These beads hang 76 cm on their stand.