Ghana Glass Beads Necklace, Light blue - 85.9 Football Officials Size: H 15cm × W

Size: H 15cm × W 4cm × D 4cm

dressed with natural stone to create a striking living centrepiece with real height

Best displayed on white stone or sand to simulate an iceberg floating in your mossy sea

then and now

hand-cast by the lost-wax method in the West African tradition

Ghana Glass Beads Necklace, Light blue - 85.9 Football Officials Size: H 15cm × WAfrican recycled glass beads are made by members of the Krobo people which is located in Ghana. These beads are created by compressing glass into a dry grain, and heating the grain so that the pieces form together. The recycled glass is rushed 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 and cassava stem to burn. This technique has been used in Africa for