Detroit artist Olayami Dabls' paintings and African Trade Beads are now on display at U-M's Institute for the Humanities ...

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 ...

"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 ...

Even if you have not visited Detroit's MBAD African Bead Museum and Dabls African Bead Gallery, you'll know if you've passed by them.

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 ...