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Checkout this beautiful strand of green color Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used f...
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View full detailsThese lovely Pale White Sandcast Beads are handmade in Ghana, Africa. Take a close look and you will notice the artisan quality of each and every b...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of turquoise blue color Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has be...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful multicolored strand of African sandcast beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for ...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of grey Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of purple sandcast beads from Ghana, West Africa. Beads such as these are often worn as traditional waist beads. The...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of orange color sandcast beads from Ghana, West Africa. Beads such as these are often worn as traditional waist bead...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of turquoise color sandcast beads from Ghana, West Africa. Beads such as these are often worn as traditional waist b...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of African sandcast. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000 years. P...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of grey Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of orange Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for ov...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of blue medley Ashanti glass saucer beads. Get multiple colors for the price of one! The process of making these bea...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of green Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for ove...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of brown color Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used f...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of blue Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of blue color Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used fo...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of black Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for ove...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of blue color Ashanti glass saucer beads. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used fo...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of orange color sandcast beads from Ghana, West Africa. Beads such as these are often worn as traditional waist bead...
View full detailsCheckout this beautiful strand of African sandcast. The process of making these beads is unique to Africa and has been used for over 1000 years. Pu...
View full detailsSandcast Beads are also known as Powder Glass Beads, Dry Powder Glass Beads, and Sugar Beads due to the fact that their surface texture resembles a grainy surface such as sand on the beach. In fact, the name Sandcast is somewhat misleading since they are made from glass and clay is actually used for forming the bead molds. Some Sandcast Beads are also made by people of the Krobo tribe and are also known as Krobo Beads. It is believed that Sandcast beads were first made in sixteenth century Ghana before they were introduced to and produced in other regions of the continent. Because of this, Sandcast Beads are considered a traditional bead craft of Africa.
The process for making Sandcast Beads involves multiple steps and is similar to the techniques used to make other Powder Glass Beads. In the initial step old glass is recycled by pulverizing it into small pieces with the use of stones or other tools. The glass particulates are poured into molds of appropriate sizes and shapes and then introduced into earthen kilns or ovens made from termite clay where the glass powder is melted into molten glass. Once the glass has annealed, the beads are cooled and separated from the shaping mold. They may be washed or polished depending on the desired design before they are strung or integrated into different kinds of jewelry.