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beadworkOrnamental work in beads. In the Middle Ages beads were used to embellish embroidery work. In Renaissance and Elizabethan England, clothing, purses, fancy boxes, and small pictures were adorned with beads. In the 19th–20th century beadwork proliferated in dress decoration. Beads are used as ornamentation on a variety of objects (clothing, masks, weapons, dolls) in many cultures, including the Native American, African, and Oceanic. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Masai and Kamba beadwork can be bought cheaply at Nairobi street markets, but for years tour guides brought their charges to African Heritage instead, with its reassuring fixed prices and upscale, Out-of-Africa ambience. With this goal in mind, he has created computer programs that reveal mathematical principles in everything from graffiti art and the architecture of African villages to Native American beadwork and Puerto Rican music. The creative activities included drawing, painting, sculpture and beadwork. |
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