In the second and final part of “80 000 years of African Beads” we look at how beads of amazonite were traded in Egypt 4000 years ago. Cowry shells (the money cowry, Cypraea moneta) were used for centuries in trade on the West African coast, till as late as the mid-19th century, and feature as »
When we think of African art, sculptures and masks may come to mind, but beadwork is a longstanding tradition within African arts. In fact, African archaeological sites contain evidence for some of the world’s oldest known beads. Many African people traditionally produced elaborate and beautiful beadwork that served a variety of decorative and »
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