Original Message:   New vendors at African Village

There were several new vendors at African Village this year. If you have a copy of the Ghana Bead Society published "The Bead Is COnstant" check out the picture of Hudo Moro. He had a booth on the 3rd row with some bead inlaid folding tables, a massive Tuareg trunk and many beads. I should have taken pictures but we talked to much. He's hoping to arrange a 2nd printing of "The Bead Is Constant." Oumar Cisse from Mali had wonderful painted necklace display boards similar to the hand painted hair salon signs seen in many parts of Africa. Again some pictures would have been nice. You can see him at his website http://www.farafina-tigne.com/home.html I showed the new Chinese millefiori beads to most of the vendors. There was some dismay..... On the other hand, I spoke to the man bringing the Chinese millefiori into the US. He said the raffia is African raffia that someone brought to Guangzhou so that it is available for stringing beads in China. This is possibly supplied to the Chinese by one of the African traders who visits China? Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

Back Post Reply  Name   Register  Password  E-Mail    Subject     Private Reply   Make all replies private    Message HTML tags allowed in message body.   Browser view     Display HTML as text.  Link URL  Link Title  Image URL  Attachment file (<256 kb)  Attachment file (<256 kb)