Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand

Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand

$13.00
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Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand
  • Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand
  • Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand
  • Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand
  • Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand
  • Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand
Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand

Handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana – Amber Brown 13–14mm Strand

$13.00

Deep amber Krobo glass with a glow that changes in the light—handcrafted in Ghana and made for jewelry designs that deserve more than ordinary beads.

Rich amber-brown color, softly translucent glass, and individually formed surfaces give these Krobo Pocket Glass Beads a material presence that feels both grounded and remarkably versatile. Handcrafted in Ghana, each approximately 13–14mm bead carries small variations in contour, surface, depth of color, and transparency—visual evidence of small-scale beadmaking rather than machine-standardized production.

Their warm palette moves between deep brown, burnt amber, reddish mahogany, and glowing orange where light passes through the glass. The effect gives jewelry designers unusual flexibility: viewed in softer light, the beads read as sophisticated earthy brown; under stronger illumination, their amber interior becomes more apparent.

At approximately 13–14mm, these beads have enough scale to establish rhythm in necklaces and bracelets without overwhelming adjoining components. Their organic round form works especially well with Ashanti brass, Adinkra pendants, powder glass beads, trade beads, and glass spacers, making them useful building blocks for contemporary collections that combine texture, heritage materials, and strong color relationships.

Krobo beadmaking remains an important living craft tradition in Ghana. These beads belong within that continuing material culture: objects made not simply for display, but for adornment, creative practice, exchange, design, and contemporary commerce.

For professional designers and jewelry brands, the repeatable strand format provides a practical foundation for capsule collections, coordinated sets, mixed-material designs, and limited production runs. For bead stores, galleries, museum shops, and wholesale buyers, their recognizable Ghanaian provenance and handcrafted character give them strong educational and merchandising value.

A strand that works equally well as a designer material, cultural craft object, and commercially versatile jewelry component, these Krobo Pocket Beads bring warmth, dimensional color, and unmistakable handmade individuality to the material library.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Attribute Value
Bead Type Krobo Pocket Beads
Material Glass
Origin Ghana
Cultural Region Krobo Area, Eastern Ghana
Approximate Bead Size 13–14mm
Approximate Hole Size 2–3mm
Approximate Quantity 43–45 beads per strand
Shape Organic Round
Color Deep Amber Brown
Finish Soft Matte Translucent
Craftsmanship Handmade Krobo Glass Beadmaking
Sold As One Strand

DESIGN FEATURES

Shape:
The beads present an organic round form rather than a perfectly calibrated sphere. That slight irregularity gives finished jewelry a more tactile, handcrafted rhythm.

Texture:
Surfaces appear softly worked with subtle handmade marks and occasional small irregularities. These variations contribute visual depth rather than reading as machine-polished uniformity.

Finish:
A soft matte-to-satin translucent finish tempers the darker brown exterior while allowing amber light to emerge from within the glass.

Hole Size:
Approximately 2–3mm holes provide useful compatibility with many common jewelry-making cords, stringing wires, threads, and selected textile applications.

Craftsmanship:
Each bead reflects hand production within Ghana's Krobo beadmaking tradition. Small variations across a strand are therefore expected.

Handmade Variation:
Differences in roundness, surface texture, transparency, coloration, and exact measurement contribute to the individuality of each strand and finished design.

 

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

You will receive one strand of handmade Krobo Pocket Glass Beads from Ghana, containing approximately 43–45 beads.

Approximate individual bead size: 13–14mm
Approximate hole size: 2–3mm

Because these beads are handcrafted, individual shape, size, coloration, transparency, and surface characteristics will naturally vary within the strand.

 

THE KROBO BEADMAKING TRADITION

The Krobo communities of Ghana's Eastern Region are internationally recognized for a longstanding glass beadmaking tradition that remains active within contemporary Ghanaian craft and commerce.

Krobo beadmakers work with glass to produce beads in a wide range of forms, colors, finishes, and decorative approaches. Skills associated with preparing glass, forming beads, controlling heat, creating perforations, finishing surfaces, and evaluating individual pieces are sustained through practical artisan knowledge.

Recycled glass has an important place within broader Ghanaian and Krobo bead production, where discarded or previously manufactured glass can be transformed into new bead material. However, recycled content has not been confirmed for this particular strand; the supplied material specification is Glass.

The precise forming process used for this individual product has likewise not been independently specified, so it should be represented responsibly as handmade Krobo glass beadmaking rather than assigned an unsupported technical process.

Today, Krobo glass beads continue to move between local use, jewelry design, collecting, fashion, creative industries, cultural education, and international trade. Their importance lies not in presenting beadmaking as a craft fixed in the past, but in recognizing the work of skilled contemporary makers who continue to adapt and sustain a living Ghanaian material tradition.

 

SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICAL SOURCING

The value of these beads begins with small-scale artisan craftsmanship and the continuation of specialized beadmaking knowledge in Ghana.

Supporting artisan-made materials can help sustain markets for skilled craft production and encourage continued transmission of material knowledge while giving designers access to components that retain visible evidence of human making.

Glass is also a durable jewelry material capable of remaining in circulation through finished designs, collections, reuse, and redesign.

Although recycled glass is widely associated with portions of Krobo beadmaking, recycled content is not claimed for this specific product because it has not been confirmed.

Aadampo's sourcing and product documentation approach emphasizes accurate provenance, responsible representation, artisan value, and the preservation of handcrafted variation rather than unsupported environmental claims.

 

PRODUCT DISCLAIMER

Please note that product colors and sizes may vary slightly due to their handmade nature. Don’t Eat! Our Beads are not edible and should be kept out of reach of children.

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