Original Message:   Re: Nigerian Powderglass

Hello Renaid, In addition to Bida, at about 100 years ago, hot-glass was worked at Oyo (and another near-by location—the name of which escapes me at the moment, in Nupe territory). These are the ONLY places in West Africa where glass was hot-worked, as is routine in most other places of glass production. Nigerian powderglass is or was more local to Ile-Ife, which is Yoruba country. The industry there seems to have declined in the 1960s. However, I hope that at the Conference in Istanbul, later this year, we may get some new information. If not then, I am in contact with scholars who are investigating this industry—so we'll know eventually. Yes, scarification, as practiced in Nigeria, often does include short parallel lines, similar to the bead patterns. Jamey Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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