“Beadwork of South Africa” is one of three exhibits that open this evening at Gallery 409 in celebration of Black History Month. The show is of beadwork by the Zulu people of South Africa. The pieces ...

The women who created the artwork in Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence “paint” with beads. Each “canvas” is composed of a myriad of tiny glass beads sewn into black cloth stretched ...

Diane Fitzgerald uses beads the way an artist uses color. She buys a palette of beads that she likes and begins to assemble them – incrementally, so the piece evolves as it’s designed. “Beading was a ...

There’s a funky pet accessory brand in town, bedazzling both dogs and their owners in designer collars, leashes and belts. Using the distinctive artform of Zulu beadwork, Siya Hamba is establishing ...

When it comes to beautiful jewelries, perhaps Africa is best known for its ‘handmade’ beautiful bead work. African beads are exquisite works of art. Beads are often worn while expressing art for ...

Description of the African beadwork collections at the Field Museum of Natural History, which include Zulu beadwork from the Columbian World Exposition (1893), southern Nigerian beads donated by A. W.

Zulu beadwork is known for its color conventions, that is, particular color combinations favored by various Zulu groups. Beyond color choices, however, color sequences are equally significant and ...