Beautiful strand of sandcast powder glass beads from Ghana, West Africa. 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 Ghananians have been making beads in this manner since the 1600s.

• 100% Authentic Ghanaian product
• Handmade from powdered glass
• Each bead measures approximately 3 x 3mm, with hole size of 1mm
• Strands measure approximately 26 inches
• Official product of The Bead Chest

100% Authentic Ghanaian productThe Bead Chest