Bodom Bead #6

In Africa,  these Bodom beads are held in the highest esteem and usually only worn for celebrations, funerals, and are often buried with the dead.  There is much folklore about their magical powers as well.

These bodoms have the ‘evil eye’. The belief in the ‘evil eye’ dates back thousands of years. It is one of the strongest symbolic symbols in the world. Wearing an evil eye as an amulet is believed to protect the wearer from evil forces. The evil eye has symbolism in practically every country in the world and every religion. Very powerful stuff!

These impressive beads are still being made today in the same painstaking and labour intensive way as the ancestors. To see these beads being made please check out the blog, the Bodom.

This Bodom Bead is a squashed bicone  and is 22mmH x 46mmW . This large bead is rust red with the ‘evil eye’  designs. The hole is about 5 mm. The bead has a rough, earthy, organic feel to it.

We are displaying only two of these beads but there are more and  they will have slight variations in the colouring of the ‘evil eye’ so if you would like to see your exact bead please contact us and  we will send you a photo …. Otherwise your Bodom will be like the ones in the photo.