Maasai jewelry is a colorful expression of culture and identity, with every bead telling a story. The Maasai people, native ...

Colourful glass beads and red blankets play an important role in Maasai culture. But their origins are surprising, and provide an interesting insight into cultural exchanges between Europe and Africa.

According to The Conversation, Maasai people's introduction to beading dates back as far as the first millennium AD, when glass beads first began arriving from India.At the early stages, The ...

Sitting underneath a spreading acacia tree in Nairobi, a group of Maasai women are threading beads to create multi-coloured, intricate patterns. The women make traditional beaded breast plates ...

Notably, Zulu beadwork is known for its symbolic use of color and geometric patterns. While each color symbolizes different ...

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Simaloi Saitoti, a Maasai bead artist from Kenya, ties a bracelet around a visitor's wrist. Saitoti is one of many artisans around the world showcasing their works at the Smithsonian Folklife ...

This summer, artisans from Kenya, Mongolia and Uganda shared the story of their centuries-old traditional crafts — including the art of "barkcloth," declared a UNESCO world heritage "masterpiece." ...

“They hang some beads or a shuka [blanket that the Maasai wrap themselves in] in it and this will help them to conceive. If you cut the tree then you will be cursed. ...

Safaribead's Lisa Barratt on her work with Maasai women Sitting underneath a spreading acacia tree in Nairobi, a group of Maasai women are threading beads to create multi-coloured, intricate ...