Fun and colorful, these Krobo Glass Beads come from Ghana in West Africa. In this traditional art form, glass is crushed into a fine powder and then poured into clay molds. Once the glass is heated in an oven, it forms a what is commonly referred to as a powder glass beads. Individual beads are then painted by hand with a colorful geometric pattern. Many designs on Krobo beads are borrowed from Venetian trade beads.
Each long strand of Krobo beads measures approximately 35" in length and includes approximately 40 beads measuring 13-25mm wide by 11mm diameter. The large 3mm hole is perfect for stringing on leather but this strand is long enough to be easily worn as a necklace.
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Charlotte B.Reviewed by Charlotte B.
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So colorful & heavy
I just bought a strand of these in Morocco and yours are exactly the same beautiful beads. Thank you for a reasonable price, too.
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Diane L.Reviewed by Diane L.
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Diversity is the Key
Loved the variation in the strand. It's helpful to fill in where I could use some of the colors that I would like more of but not necessarily a whole strand.
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Mary B.Reviewed by Mary B.
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Love these beads!
This was my first purchase from The Bead Chest. My imagination runs wild when I see these exotic beads! They're such an inspiration for me in making my hand-crafted jewelry. Each bead on the strand is so colorful, and the designs so enticing. To use them for optimum effect, I would like to do pieces of jewelry using one of the krobo beads in each as the centerpiece. The price for the krobo beads is really reasonable considering the number of beads on the strand, and their uniqueness and quality.
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Deb S.Reviewed by Deb S.
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Great colorful beads
All different, interesting patterns
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Eva B.Reviewed by Eva B., from United States
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I recommend this product
Rated 4 out of 5
Pretty Beads
I received my beads they were in good condition a bite heavier then expected but I love them anyway really colorful beads.
