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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Simak, Evelyn
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Beads.
Beads -- Africa.
Shell beads.
Glass beads.
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African beads : jewe...
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African beads : jewels of a continent / Evelyn Simak ; with Carl Dreibelbis ; introduction by Lois Sherr Dubin ; photography by Mark Donato.
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Simak, Evelyn
Denver, Colo. : Africa Direct, 2010
Subjects
Beads.
Beads -- Africa.
Shell beads.
Glass beads.
ISBN:
0981626726
9780981626727
Description:
215 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents:
Bones, teeth, claws and shells. Ostrich eggshell beads ; Heishi : how they are made ; Shells ; Bone ; Teeth and claws ; Ivory -- Amber, clay and beads made from plant materials. Amber ; Clay ; Wood, seeds, nuts and other plant materials -- Stone beads. The first stone beads ; Granite and gneiss ; Bauxite (Abo) ; Jasper (Lantana) ; Amazonite ; Serpentine ; Quartz ; Pietersite -- Metal beads. History of metalworking ; African blacksmiths ; Iron ; Gold ; Silver ; Brass ; Copper ; Aluminum -- Glass beads. History of glass beads ; Drawn and lapidary beads ; Powder glass beads ; Wound beads ; Ceramic beads -- History of trade in Africa from antiquity to the present day. A 20th century African bead trader's story ; Antiquity ; The Trans-Saharan trade ; The West-Atlantic trade ; The pilgrim routes ; 19th century ; African bead traders ; 21st century bead business.
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745.58209 Si
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