These beatutiful traditional accessories are made of glass beads, one
just can't help but fall in love with them. These beads accessoriesare
are proudly made in South Africa by local woman. The origin of beads
and beadwork in Africa dates back to the beginning of any
civillization documented in archaeological history, some say as far as
10,000 BC. Is commonly assumed that African beadwork traditions
emerged through trans-continental trade relations that led to the
importation of glass beads to West Africa as early as the 4th century
AD. In fact, the use of indigenous materials such as marine shells,
stone, seeds and ostrich eggshell long predates these trade relations,
attesting to the importance of adornment practices that have
underpinned social and political relations, and have in many cases
played a critical role in ritual practices, since prehistoric times.
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