Africa's beadwork techniques are known for their beautiful intricacies. These techniques have been passed through generations ...

Zulu beadwork is actually a language system where colors, patterns and items of apparel convey specific meanings. Zulu men wear beads to show commitment to women they intend to marry.

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The 31-piece exhibition of bead art — what the artists call ndwango, which means cloth or rag — features religious, metaphysical and earthbound themes rendered both literally and through ...

“Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence” at the Currier Museum of Art spotlights a group whose cunning use of the age-old art has fostered their financial autonomy.