African beadwork jewelry is famous for its vibrant patterns and cultural significance. The art has been passed down ...

Creating African animal-shaped beads is an art that marries creativity with cultural significance. These beads are not just decorative, but also carry historical and cultural meanings in various ...

A bead is just a bead in most parts of the globe. But in sub-Saharan Africa, even the smallest piece of pierced glass, shell or stone represents a doorway into a vast – and for many Western eyes – ...

The brightly colored mural hanging in the lobby of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, part of a traveling exhibit opening today, took museum staff much of a day to hang - the scene of a ...

Detroit - Inside an old building adorned with a bright eye-catching mural made of beads on Detroit’s west side is a man who tells stories about the history of African beads. Olayami Dabls, 73, of ...

Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the unique Detroit institution founded by artist and collector Olayami Dabls in 1998 would be closing its ...