African Sandcast Beads with Sterling Cross Pendant GLBT This hand-beaded block design necklace

This hand-beaded block design necklace features black and white glass beads made in the Java Islands

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are meticulous about the beads we use

Made of semi precious gemstones

African Sandcast Beads with Sterling Cross Pendant GLBT This hand-beaded block design necklaceAmazing 20" necklace designed out of black Ghana glass disk beads with a sterling silver cross. 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. The Ghanaians have been making