13 recycled glass beads, 20-21 x 18-20 mm.

Description

8 inches strand (approx. 21 cm.), 13 beads, (measuring approx. 20-21 x 18-20 mm) with 3-4 mm. hole.
Approx. weight is 100 grams.

Recycled glass are made by crushing old glass (from old bottles, windows, etc) in powder, which is then heated and poured into clay molds. A leaf stem (cassava) is used as a hole. As the beads are oven backed, the glass fuses and the stem burn away.
The bead making technique has been used in Africa for centuries.
It results in a beautiful rough, primitive appearance with a texture similar to sea glass.