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{"id":7649335312549,"title":"Trade Winds Bracelet","handle":"trade-winds-bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage Krobo Beads knotted on leather with a lobster claw clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePowder Glass Beads are handmade beads characterized by the use of a specific manufacturing process. Other names for these beads are pot beads sand cast beads and priest’s beads however all of these names are more or less misnomers. The process for making these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/collections\/glass-beads\" title=\"Glass beads\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/collections\/glass-beads\"\u003eglass beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is very ancient and may have been practiced in parts of West and East Africa for over one thousand years. In fact, Powder Glass Beads were worn by Asante kings and were considered as a sign of wealth. Today some of these old beads are very valuable. At the present time, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/ghana-beads\" title=\"Ghana beads\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/ghana-beads\"\u003eGhana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a major producer of Powder Glass Beads especially in Ashante and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/krobo-beads\" title=\"Krobo beads\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/krobo-beads\"\u003eKrobo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e villages. Similarly women in Mauritania near the town of Kiffa are also involved in making Powder Glass Beads. These beads continue to play an important role in tribal society including rituals of birth, coming of age, as well as other ceremonies. Sometimes it is possible to differentiate beads made in different villages based on their design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe process for making Powder Glass Beads has a number of steps, and is similar to the method for making Ghana's popular \u003ca title=\"Recycled glass beads\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/recycled-glass-beads\"\u003erecycled glass beads\u003c\/a\u003e. In the first stage, old glass from different sources such as old medicine bottles, jars, plates, ashtrays, window panes, etc is pounded into a fine powder. Different glass coarseness and origin may be used to produce different effects such as texture. This material is melted and then poured into clay molds depending on the desired design. The stem from the cassava plant may be used to leave a perforation in the bead and is burned off during the firing stage. The molds are then placed into an oven low temperature where the beads are fired for approximately one hour so that the glass pieces fuse together before the beads are removed, cleaned, and sometimes polished. Beads may be further designed by painting after they have cooled. Powder Glass Beads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-04-13T17:30:43-05:00","created_at":"2022-04-13T17:30:42-05:00","vendor":"Blackjack Wax Co.","type":"","tags":[],"price":4000,"price_min":4000,"price_max":4000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41565148479653,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Trade Winds Bracelet","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":4000,"weight":454,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4599.jpg?v=1649889044"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4599.jpg?v=1649889044","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25141173420197,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4599.jpg?v=1649889044"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4599.jpg?v=1649889044","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eVintage Krobo Beads knotted on leather with a lobster claw clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePowder Glass Beads are handmade beads characterized by the use of a specific manufacturing process. Other names for these beads are pot beads sand cast beads and priest’s beads however all of these names are more or less misnomers. The process for making these \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/collections\/glass-beads\" title=\"Glass beads\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/collections\/glass-beads\"\u003eglass beads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is very ancient and may have been practiced in parts of West and East Africa for over one thousand years. In fact, Powder Glass Beads were worn by Asante kings and were considered as a sign of wealth. Today some of these old beads are very valuable. At the present time, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/ghana-beads\" title=\"Ghana beads\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/ghana-beads\"\u003eGhana\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a major producer of Powder Glass Beads especially in Ashante and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/krobo-beads\" title=\"Krobo beads\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/krobo-beads\"\u003eKrobo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e villages. Similarly women in Mauritania near the town of Kiffa are also involved in making Powder Glass Beads. These beads continue to play an important role in tribal society including rituals of birth, coming of age, as well as other ceremonies. Sometimes it is possible to differentiate beads made in different villages based on their design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eThe process for making Powder Glass Beads has a number of steps, and is similar to the method for making Ghana's popular \u003ca title=\"Recycled glass beads\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thebeadchest.com\/recycled-glass-beads\"\u003erecycled glass beads\u003c\/a\u003e. In the first stage, old glass from different sources such as old medicine bottles, jars, plates, ashtrays, window panes, etc is pounded into a fine powder. Different glass coarseness and origin may be used to produce different effects such as texture. This material is melted and then poured into clay molds depending on the desired design. The stem from the cassava plant may be used to leave a perforation in the bead and is burned off during the firing stage. The molds are then placed into an oven low temperature where the beads are fired for approximately one hour so that the glass pieces fuse together before the beads are removed, cleaned, and sometimes polished. Beads may be further designed by painting after they have cooled. Powder Glass Beads \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":7648869580965,"title":"Krobo Bracelet","handle":"krobo-bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis bracelet features a mix of recycled glass Krobo beads, Antique Green Heart trade beads, and African brass beads on leather cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for their rustic appearance and tribal look, African brass beads are second only to recycled glass as Africa's most popular bead exports. For centuries, these hand-crafted beads doubled as a primitive form of currency in parts of Ethiopia and Ghana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Bracelet measures 7 in. long, with a lobster claw clasp\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-04-13T14:35:39-05:00","created_at":"2022-04-13T14:34:57-05:00","vendor":"Blackjack Wax Co.","type":"","tags":[],"price":3500,"price_min":3500,"price_max":3500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41563265826981,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Krobo Bracelet","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3500,"weight":454,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4601.jpg?v=1649878499"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4601.jpg?v=1649878499","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25140646576293,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4601.jpg?v=1649878499"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4601.jpg?v=1649878499","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThis bracelet features a mix of recycled glass Krobo beads, Antique Green Heart trade beads, and African brass beads on leather cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for their rustic appearance and tribal look, African brass beads are second only to recycled glass as Africa's most popular bead exports. For centuries, these hand-crafted beads doubled as a primitive form of currency in parts of Ethiopia and Ghana.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Bracelet measures 7 in. long, with a lobster claw clasp\u003c\/p\u003e"}

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{"id":7648758464677,"title":"Luna Necklace","handle":"luna-necklace","description":"This Mala style necklace features natural sandalwood beads, handmade African brass beads, bone beads, and handmade African recycled glass bead on a 35 in. cord.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* African recycled glass beads are made by members of the Krobo Tribe which is located in Ghana, Africa. These African 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 centuries to make recycled glass beads.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Tassel approx. 2.5 in. long.","published_at":"2022-04-13T13:55:13-05:00","created_at":"2022-04-13T13:51:06-05:00","vendor":"Blackjack Wax Co.","type":"","tags":[],"price":3500,"price_min":3500,"price_max":3500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41562863796389,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Luna Necklace","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3500,"weight":454,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4579.jpg?v=1649875871","\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4578.jpg?v=1649875870"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4579.jpg?v=1649875871","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25140554334373,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4579.jpg?v=1649875871"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4579.jpg?v=1649875871","width":3024},{"alt":null,"id":25140554367141,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"width":3024,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4578.jpg?v=1649875870"},"aspect_ratio":0.75,"height":4032,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0832\/8157\/products\/IMG_4578.jpg?v=1649875870","width":3024}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"This Mala style necklace features natural sandalwood beads, handmade African brass beads, bone beads, and handmade African recycled glass bead on a 35 in. cord.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* African recycled glass beads are made by members of the Krobo Tribe which is located in Ghana, Africa. These African 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 centuries to make recycled glass beads.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Tassel approx. 2.5 in. long."}