My friend gave me a strand of large, black ceramic beads with an incised pattern including the one in the center of the necklace shown above. She was working in Liberia, and purchased them there, but was not sure where they were made. I was told by an expert on African beads that they could be from Mali or Burkina Faso.
Jan .21 2010 was the first blog about these beads. It showed them combined with large brass beads and amber colored beads from Tibet. It was o.k. but not exciting.
I tried again combining the large beads with ebony beads with inlaid silver, frosted white Vintage Murano glass beads, and turquoise spacers from the Kingman mine in Arizona.
The new materials were an improvement but the necklace remained too clunky. See March 4 2010 blog.
It took awhile to realize the materials and colors were good but the design needed to be simplifed. By removing two of the large beads, and some of the frosted beads the problem was solved.
Justice was done to my wonderful gift and it is finally a well designed necklace. Hope you like it!
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