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, ...

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 ...

In the Ghanaian traditional system beads depict royalty, and make women complete, but in recent times the infusion of fashion is denigrating the cultural essence of the traditional beads by gradually ...

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 ...

The Eastern Regional Minister, Akwasi Akyem Appea-Kubi, has stated that the bead industry is the economic backbone of the region, and the pleasure of enriching the ceremonial life of its inhabitants.

The April edition of the Adventurers in the Diaspora (AiD) series was simply a refreshing showcase of a lifestyle around one of Ghana’s must beautiful and traditional ornaments - beads. The third ...

A programme designed to create employment for the unemployed women in deprived areas throughout the country is underway. Orgainsed by Oguns Centre for Beads Research and Beads Museum to alleviate ...

Learn some basic beading skills and take home your own necklace and earrings set. Call Felicia in advance to sign up (020 814 0500). This class will be repeated regularly, the next one is scheduled ...

LAKE PLACID (USA) -— World-renowned bead scholar and Lake Placid resident Peter Francis Jr. died Dec. 8 while traveling in Ghana. He was 57. It is not yet known how Francis died. According to his ...

Ghanaian scientists have designed beads to educate mothers to accurately monitor children’s respiratory rates and diagnose signs of pneumonia. According to the WHO, in 2015 pneumonia accounted for 16 ...