African recycled glass beads in aqua. Powder glass beads are made by crushing glass to a fine powder and heating it so that the particles fuse together. The glass is then poured into clay molds, with a cassava leaf stem used to make the hole. They are baked in an oven and the glass fuses and the cassava stem burns up. This rare technique has been used in Africa for centuries. ✦ Measures 26 inches / Due to the vintage nature each strand varies in length *Sold as a single item
