Bold color meets sculptural form. Vibrant orange Krobo canoe beads and oversized chartreuse pillow-square beads create a high-impact Ghanaian glass pairing designed for statement jewelry, contemporary collections, and fearless color-driven design.

Create with color, scale, rhythm, and distinctive Ghanaian craftsmanship in this expressive two-strand designer pairing.

The AADAMPO Curator Bundle™ combines orange Krobo canoe-shaped glass beads with oversized chartreuse Krobo powdered glass pillow-square beads—two dramatically different silhouettes selected to work together as a cohesive design story.

The canoe-shaped beads feature a vivid orange ground accented with yellow, green, and dark linear details. Their softly elongated forms create movement and repetition, giving jewelry designers an energetic component for necklaces, bracelets, layered compositions, and statement pieces.

Providing architectural contrast, the chartreuse pillow-square beads feature broad faces, softened edges, substantial scale, and the organic surface character associated with artisan-made powdered glass. At approximately 25 mm across, these beads can function as striking focal components or establish a strong geometric rhythm throughout a design.

Together, the orange and chartreuse palette delivers exceptional visual energy while the contrast between elongated canoe forms and oversized squares provides built-in dimensional balance.

Made in Ghana within the Krobo glass-beadmaking tradition, individual variations in shape, dimensions, surface texture, pattern placement, and coloration are preserved as part of the beads' handmade character.

Culture • Connection • Creativity • Community

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Strand One — Orange Krobo Canoe-Shaped Glass Beads

Product: Krobo Glass Beads

Shape: Canoe / Elongated

Primary Color: Orange

Accent Colors: Yellow, Green, Dark Detailing

Material: Glass

Bead Size: Approximately 10–12 × 20–22 mm

Hole Size: Approximately 2.5–3 mm

Quantity: 1 Strand

Approximate Bead Count: 60–63 beads per strand

Origin: Ghana

Production: Artisan Made

Strand Two — Chartreuse Krobo Powdered Glass Pillow Square Beads

Product: Krobo Powdered Glass Beads

Shape: Pillow Square

Primary Color: Chartreuse / Yellow-Green

Material: Powdered Glass

Bead Size: Approximately 25 × 25 × 11–12 mm

Hole Size: Approximately 2–3 mm

Quantity: 1 Strand

Approximate Bead Count: 25–26 beads per strand

Origin: Ghana

Production: Artisan Made

Complete Bundle

Total Strands: 2

Approximate Combined Bead Count: 85–89 beads

Measurements and bead counts are approximate. Handmade production naturally creates subtle variations between individual beads and strands.

WHY DESIGNERS LOVE THIS BUNDLE

Statement color pairing: Orange and chartreuse create a vibrant, fashion-forward combination with immediate shelf and visual impact.

Contrasting silhouettes: Elongated canoe forms balance the substantial geometry of oversized pillow squares.

Built-in focal elements: The approximately 25 mm pillow squares can become natural anchors within necklaces and statement compositions.

Versatile 2–3 mm holes: Suitable for a variety of jewelry-making cords and stringing materials.

Collection-ready: Use both strands together or separate them across coordinated jewelry designs.

Artisan individuality: Variations in form and surface distinguish the beads from standardized mass-produced components.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

1 × Orange Krobo Canoe Glass Bead Strand

Approximately 60–63 beads

Approximately 10–12 × 20–22 mm

Approximately 2.5–3 mm holes

1 × Chartreuse Krobo Powdered Glass Pillow Square Strand

Approximately 25–26 beads

Approximately 25 × 25 × 11–12 mm

Approximately 2–3 mm holes

Bundle Total

2 strands • Approximately 85–89 beads combined

CULTURAL & ARTISAN CONTEXT

Krobo beadmaking represents an important continuing glass-working tradition associated with Krobo communities in Ghana. Through specialized processes, glass is transformed into distinctive beads valued as materials for adornment, design, commerce, and creative expression.

This bundle celebrates that material craftsmanship through form, color, and technique without assigning unsupported cultural or symbolic meanings to the individual colors or shapes.

HANDMADE CHARACTER

Individual beads may display variations in:

Dimensions and shape

Surface texture

Pattern placement

Color distribution

Edge contours

Hole size and alignment

Strand bead count

These characteristics are expected within artisan-made glass beads and contribute to the individuality of each strand.