Author Archives: Christine Otradovec

Beads of Africa – The Story Continues…

The word ‘bead’ comes from the Anglo-Saxon ‘bede’ meaning prayer. Beads have been associated with prayer by two-thirds of the world’s religions. Today, all the beads found in Africa reached there because of extensive trade routes. There was tremendous trade from India, Italy, Amsterdam to the coast of Africa especially from Cam Bay, where for […]