Close-up of cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads with white, pink and yellow stripes on cylinder glass

Cobalt Blue Strawstack Sandcast Beads

$10.08
$10.08 $16.00
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Close-up of cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads with white, pink and yellow stripes on cylinder glass
  • Close-up of cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads with white, pink and yellow stripes on cylinder glass
  • Full strand of cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads in a loop beside a US penny for size reference
  • Angled view of two strands of cobalt blue strawstack beads showing the striped sandcast glass surface
  • Cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads from Ghana laid in a double loop on a white background
  • Close-up of cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads with white, pink and yellow stripes on cylinder glass
  • Full strand of cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads in a loop beside a US penny for size reference
  • Angled view of two strands of cobalt blue strawstack beads showing the striped sandcast glass surface
  • Cobalt blue strawstack sandcast beads from Ghana laid in a double loop on a white background
Cobalt Blue Strawstack Sandcast Beads

Cobalt Blue Strawstack Sandcast Beads

$10.08
$10.08 $16.00
Checkout this beautiful strand of blue strawstack sandcast beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000 years. Pulverized glass of various colors is poured into a clay mold, using a cassava stem for the bead's hole. The mold is placed in a furnace and heated until the glass particles congeal without actually melting and the stem burns out. Ghananians have been making beads in this manner since the 1600s.

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