Glass Beads of Ghana. Where: Newark Museum, 49 Washington St., Newark. When: Through June 15, 2009. Noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and ...

KUCHING: Powder glass beads from Ghana will be among the items showcased at the Third Borneo International Bead Conference 2013. A talk on these beads will be conducted by Akwele Suma Glory, a ...

Krobo, Ghana (CNN)-- A new generation of Ghanaians are rediscovering their heritage -- and rediscovering the appeal of traditional beads. Many Ghanaians used to associate beads with an old-fashioned ...

Just like diamonds in Western culture, beads are a Krobo girl’s best friend. Throughout her life, custom requires that a Krobo woman’s waist be adorned with the pretty little gems. But more than that, ...

Tetteh's strict use of recycled materials, which he collects from scrap yards and landfills in the capital Accra, is part of a stated mission to reduce Ghana's glass waste. Michael Tetteh, Ghana's ...

Powder glass bead makers at Otrokper in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region have appealed for loans, modern tools and a factory that would remove the arduous methods, make them ...

It is uncertain the function or role glass beads played in the lives of Africans in the 15th century, but, archaeological evidence confirms that glass was being manufactured in West Africa’s most ...

Michael Tetteh, Ghana's only professional glassblower, clenched his teeth as he gripped a red-hot ball of molten glass, his burned and blistered hands bare against the steaming stack of wet newspaper ...