Colourful beaded Choker
The patterns and colours of the beads represent different meanings; they can be used to indicate your age, marital status or social status. Beads by House of Pinacolada.
Xhosa Beaded Collar
Methods of Xhosa beadwork include a form of bead embroidery where beads are stitched onto animal skins and a form of netting used to create amazing open weave beaded collars. Beads by Ingqosha.
Xhosa Head and Neck Beads
Colours and patterns are used in Xhosa bead making to relay various messages that tell the gender, age, marital status, social status or even spiritual condition.
Xhosa Beaded Choker
In Xhosa beadwork white refers to “spiritual purity”, red refers to “royalty”, yellow represents “fertility”, and green ” “new life”. Common patterns used in Xhosa beadwork are diamonds, circles, parallel lines, and squares. Beads by House of Pinacolada
Zulu Bib Necklace
A typical Zulu beadwork comprises seven colors which each have symbolic meanings. The main shape used in designing Zulu beads is also the triangle. The manner in which the triangle is placed determines the message to be communicated. Necklace by Enza Accessories
Beaded Body Accessory
Nigerian singer, Yemi Alade a.k.a “Mama Africa” looking gorgeous in this beaded body accessory by Kenyan jewelry designer, Pat Mbela.