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Traditional bead work is fascinating and a great craft to learn. Many ethnic groups in Africa and all over the world are proud of their beading crafts. It’s a wonderful way of keeping the stories of the past alive. As time goes on the younger generations lose interest in their traditions and crafts, which is sad as one wonders if these crafts will eventually become something of the past – lost and forgotten.
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Mabel Van Niekerk
Mabel van Niekerk's main passion in life is travel. She enjoys writing about her many travel experiences and documenting reference books to provide more information about towns and cities in countries she found fascinatingly different from her homeland, South Africa.She is also passionate about crafting and enjoys writing reference books about the various crafts she has mastered and enjoys.Mabel has now turned her hand to writing books for young children, as she recalls the stories she told her own children many years ago.
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Traditional Beadwork - Mabel Van Niekerk
Traditional Beadwork
By
Mabel van Niekerk
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Traditional Beadwork
Copyright 2014 Mabel van Niekerk
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Traditional beadwork
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Traditional beadwork
Beads had a specific meaning to generations of people who lived before us. Most races of the ancient world made use of beads in some form or other for various uses in daily life. Beads were often made from sea-shells or clay, attractive looking seeds, shells of birds’ eggs or whatever else they could find in nature that was suitable and attractive to use for the making of beads. Beads were usually threaded on thongs and worn around the neck. They served not only as tokens of adornment but were often used as monetary systems or for bartering.
When one thinks of the important role beads played in the lives of the
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