Ghanaian Handmade Powder Glass Trade Bead Bracelet
Handmade powder glass beads from Krobo, Ghana, hand painted with traditional motifs. Each bead is recycled glass and supports artisan families. Includes an authentic wax fabric bag and a postcard explaining history and bead making
Highlights
- handmade in Ghana
- recycled glass beads
- includes informational packaging
Pros
- handmade powder beads
- recycled glass materials
- traditional Krobo motifs
- includes fabric bag and postcard
- supports artisan families
Cons
- bead size reference needed via listing image
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Features
- Made with handmade powder beads from the Krobo Region of Ghana
- West Africa this is a tradition over 500 years old. Hand painted with traditional motifs and layers of color. Each bead is made by recycling old glass bottles.
- Sales directly support artisan families who have been bead makers for generations.
- Each bracelets come with an authentic wax fabric bag as well as a post card that explain both the history and the bead making process. The average bead size is 10mm
- please check the bead scale picture in the listing as a refernce.
- Historically Krobo trade beads were used as currency as on the ancient trade routes well as passports for hundreds of years.
- Trade beads are often passed down from generation to generation and are worn across Ghana today for for both social and formal events such as weddings as well as every day life.
