| | | | STEINBERGWild Beads of AfricaOld Powderglass Beads from the Collection of Billy SteinbergEdited by Billy Steinberg. Text by Jamey D. Allen.
 These rare and mysterious beads, made in Ghana and used by the Krobo and Ashanti peoples, are regarded as magical and are worn proudly as a symbol of prestige and wealth.This is the first book dedicated to African powderglass beads, with over 180 photographs of gorgeous pieces from a collection assembled by songwriter Billy Steinberg (co-writer of Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”).
Most of the pieces showcased in this handsomely designed volume are West African beads often referred to as Bodom or Akoso, and were made by Ashanti and Ewe people in Ghana and Togo during the 19th century using finely ground glass sourced from broken bottles, windows or other beads, creating brightly colorful pieces in shiny colors with a handmade textural quality.
Highly detailed photography by Fredrik Nilsen provides a comprehensive look at the collection, along with texts by scholar Jamey D. Allen about the history, classification and glassmaking technologies employed in the varieties of beads covered in the book. A glossary provided by Allen also makes this a useful reference title.
Featured image is reproduced from 'Wild Beads of Africa.' |
|  | Free Shipping UPS GROUND IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S.
FOR CONSUMER ONLINE ORDERS | |
| | FROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 8/12/2019 Featured image is reproduced from Wild Beads of Africa, a book unlike any other on our list, and a staff favorite at the SHOPPE OBJECT 3.0 Home & Gift Show closing today in New York. Presenting the astonishing old powderglass bead collection of songwriter Billy Steinberg, it is the first book dedicated to the nineteenth-century beads made by the Ashanti and Ewe people of Ghana and Togo from finely-ground, recycled glass. In West Africa, they are regarded as magical, according to essayists John and Ruth Picard, and “worn proudly as a symbol of prestige and wealth. Their protective powers are well known, somewhat equivalent to the dZi beads of Tibet.” continue to blog | FORTHCOMING AND NEW: DESIGN AND DECORATIVE ARTS |  | SKIRAISBN: 9788857248257
USD $52.00 | CAN $73Pub Date: 4/11/2023
Forthcoming
|
|  | SKIRAISBN: 9788857248011
USD $45.00 | CAN $63Pub Date: 4/11/2023
Forthcoming
|
|  | SILVANA EDITORIALEISBN: 9788836652921
USD $45.00 | CAN $63Pub Date: 5/2/2023
Forthcoming
|
|  | MARSILIO ARTEISBN: 9791254630624
USD $35.00 | CAN $49 UK £ 30Pub Date: 3/14/2023
Forthcoming
|
|  | MARSILIO ARTEISBN: 9791254630891
USD $45.00 | CAN $63 UK £ 39Pub Date: 7/18/2023
Forthcoming
|
|  | HATJE CANTZISBN: 9783775752558
USD $50.00 | CAN $69Pub Date: 1/3/2023
Active | In stock
|
|  | KANTISBN: 9788074373527
USD $39.95 | CAN $53.95Pub Date: 4/26/2022
Active | In stock
|
|  | SKIRAISBN: 9788857246734
USD $60.00 | CAN $82Pub Date: 4/5/2022
Active | In stock
|
|  | SKIRAISBN: 9788857246666
USD $69.95 | CAN $94.95Pub Date: 8/2/2022
Active | In stock
|
|  | SILVANA EDITORIALEISBN: 9788836648399
USD $55.00 | CAN $75Pub Date: 6/7/2022
Active | In stock
|
|  | SKIRAISBN: 9788857246659
USD $69.95 | CAN $94.95Pub Date: 8/2/2022
Active | In stock
|
|  | SILVANA EDITORIALEISBN: 9788836649471
USD $45.00 | CAN $61Pub Date: 6/7/2022
Active | In stock
|
|
|
| |
