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Ammonites & Bone Beads

Beautiful necklace created by Rose Renik-Terry using Ammonites, Mother of Pearl carved beads
and Pearls.

Semi-Precious Stone Beads

Stone Beads

Pearls

Show
Schedule

June 4-7
Bead & Button Show
Milwaukee, WI

September 10-13
G&LW Wholesale Show
Grant Road Inn
Formerly Roadway Inn
1365 W. Grant Rd., Room 148
Tucson, AZ

September 25-27
Softflex Bead Festival
At Ward Warehouse- 2nd floor
1050 Ala Moana Blvd.
Honolulu, HI

Turkish Delights

New African Binga Baskets

These baskets are from the Matabeleland North region of Zimbabwe, which is an isolated region bordered by the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba, and is at the bottom of the Zambezi Encampment, which is the last crack of the Great African Rift Valley.

This woman displays her wares for the tourists
who come through their village.

They have various styles of huts from the elevated to the ones on the ground utilizing all the natural materials of their area.

The baskets are no different, grasses gathered from the local plants, dried then woven into complex patterns.

Just to show you how arid and desolate the region is, here are some pictures of the village where these baskets are being made. The hut on raised stilts is a traditional Batonka hut to keep wild animals and crocodiles away.

Almost all of the village women work on making these baskets, each has their own unique designs.

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