The history of African beaded jewelry dates back thousands of years. Beads were used in trade and communication before they ...

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

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 – ...

Through dazzling beadwork, a mixed-media art exhibit celebrates African Yoruba heritage and family traditions from a rising ...

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 ...