{"product_id":"hebron-aka-kano-beads-yellow-short-12-inch-strand-of-graduated-beads","title":"Hebron, aka Kano Beads, Yellow, Short 12-inch Strand of Graduated Beads","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow Hebron beads also know as Kano beads on a 12-inch strand ranging in size from 12 to 22mm diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe earliest Hebron beads were made in Hebron near Jerusalem by beadmakers who emigrated from Tyre in Syria. Production began around 1100 BC and continued until the late 1880s. They used salt from the Dead Sea as the alkali which helps researchers identify their source and age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe yellow version has long been treasured in Sudan, where because or their high value, they were typically sold in these more affordable short strands \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLater Hebron beads traveled by camel caravan to other parts of Africa. The name Kano is from a Nigerian bead market town where these beads could often be found. There were always rumors that Hausa traders had a warehouse full of them somewhere in the area, though I never found it. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome yellow Kano beads have been reworked, either by grinding or melting and reshaping, into other kinds of beads in Ghana, where yellow is also the favorite bead color, possibly for its resemblance to gold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollected in Sudan in the mid-1970s by Joyce Diamanti, world traveler, bead researcher, editor, writer and educator.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly one available, but for a very fine longer strand see JSD-794\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Beadazzled.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50385675354421,"sku":"JSD-136","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/JSD-136Bead-Zone.com.jpg?v=1734277439","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/hebron-aka-kano-beads-yellow-short-12-inch-strand-of-graduated-beads","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}