Powderglass, Big Blue Beads with White Stripes

SKU: AFG-212
Sale price $7.50

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Description

  • Large blue and white powderglass bead from Ghana
  • Vintage 1970s 42mm long with hole about 3mm
  • Powderglass beadmaking resembles, and may be derived from, faience beadmaking that was practiced in ancient Egypt and Persia. It involves layering different colors of glass into a clay mold and heating the beads until the glass fuses but doens't completely liquify.