Choosing the right beads is crucial in African bead weaving. Glass beads are preferred for their bright colors and strength. ...

A building owned by Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum will face emergency demolition in the next week, but the museum itself will not be affected.

Creating eco-friendly African paper beads is a sustainable and budget-friendly way of crafting some unique jewelry ...

You come here, you see different cultures, not only Ghana, but we have Nigeria and Cameroon. We have Nigerian beads, Nigerian dresses and all Africa.

A building owned by Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum will face emergency demolition in the next week, but the museum itself will not be affected.

Olayami Dabls, founder of Detroit’s MBAD African Bead Museum, is the Kresge Eminent Artist for 2022. The award, presented by the Kresge Foundation, includes $50,000 in recognition of lifetime ...

Detroit is home to an unusual museum that draws on African history and customs, filling an entire city block with installations and sculptures. The MBAD African Bead Museum also allows visitors ...

Tiny glass beads discovered in mountain caves about 25 miles from the shores of Lake Malawi in eastern-central Africa provide evidence that European trade in the continent’s hinterland was built on ...

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 ...

Historians believe the African tradition of waist beads may have originated among the Yoruba tribes, now mainly in Nigeria.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The African bead art of ndwango from a South African all-women artists' community is being showcased at the Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum.