Centuries-old African beadwork holds great importance in several African communities. The art form utilizes beads to create ...

Africa's beadwork techniques are known for their beautiful intricacies. These techniques have been passed through generations ...

“In African tradition, waist beads are meant to be worn under clothing,” she said. “They’re for you. It’s personal.

Waist beads, once regarded as traditional African adornments worn discreetly beneath clothing, are now a visible fashion ...

Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the unique Detroit institution founded by artist and collector Olayami Dabls in 1998 would be ...

African beads are used as a form of language, he said. “Our African ancestors used material culture to convey information about themselves, their identity, and to send messages for healing and ...

Archaeologists say the beads, found in Blombos cave, overlooking the Indian Ocean, appear to be around 75,000 years old, some 40,000 years older than similar objects discovered in Europe from the ...

Ostrich eggshell beads are some of the oldest ornaments made by humankind, and they can be found dating back at least 50,000 years in Africa. Previous research in southern Africa has shown that ...

Olayami Dabls, founder of Detroit’s MBAD African Bead Museum, is the Kresge Eminent Artist for 2022. The award, presented by the Kresge Foundation, includes $50,000 in recognition of lifetime ...

African trade routes sketched out by mediaeval beads Date: December 2, 2020 Source: Université de Genève Summary: The chemical composition of glass beads and their morphological characteristics ...

Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the unique Detroit institution founded by artist and collector Olayami Dabls in 1998 would be ...