Large Mixed Sandcast Beads

A strand of about 40 mixed colours Faceted Irregular shaped  Sandcast Recycled Glass  Beads  strung on string 24″ long. The beads are around 10×16 mm but in size and shape.

Strand#1 has yellow, red, white,  black and one blue beads.

Strand#2 has red, yellow and blue beads.

These recycled glass beads were handcrafted in Ghana, Africa by crushing old, discarded glass, adding colorant and then pouring the coloured powder  into  molds. The stem of a local plant is added, this burns away during firing, leaving a hole for stringing.   The beads are fired in a woodburning earthen oven. Ghana is famous for this type of bead.