Tiny glass beads discovered in mountain caves about 25 miles from the shores of Lake Malawi in eastern-central Africa provide evidence that European trade in the continent’s hinterland was built on ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Beads have served as a medium of ...
Detroit artist Olayami Dabls' paintings and African Trade Beads are now on display at U-M's Institute for the Humanities ...
"This thesis takes a bead's eye view of eastern Africa and Indian Ocean trade, focusing particularly on the trade and trade networks that connected southern Africa to the rest of the world. It also ...
The research demonstrates that OES beads circulated through regional networks spanning hundreds of kilometers within Southern Africa, contrasting with previous studies that used bead size alone to ...
Her work is inspired by the history of the beads she uses in her necklaces and bracelets, Nasimiyu Wekesa says in an interview with The Epoch Times. She grew up in Kenya where beads were a part of ...
Detroit artist Olayami Dabls' paintings, African Trade Beads, carved N'kisi figures from his personal collection and items from his everyday life are now on display at the University of Michigan's ...
Detroit artist Olayami Dabls' outdoor sculpture "Iron Teaching Rocks Table Manners" has been relocated to the U-M campus through Oct. 11, 2026. Provided by the University of Mi USA TODAY Network, ...