{"product_id":"hebron-yellow-trade-beads-154005","title":"Hebron Yellow Trade Beads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichly textured Hebron beads in an earthy yellow color. These beads are becoming harder and harder to find.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHebron Beads, also known as Kano Beads, are glass trade beads crafted from glass using salts sourced from the Dead Sea, predating 1885. Originating in the Holy city of Hebron, Palestine, known for its religious significance, the beads have a glass-making history dating back to 63 BCE. The early Hebron Beads were basic blown glass spheres featuring evil eye designs. In the 18th Century, British explorer William George Brown detailed two sizes of beads, Hershe and Munjir, highlighting their rough texture and rustic appearance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1800s, Hebron's glass artisans shifted their focus to producing beads exclusively for trade, gaining popularity in African regions, notably among the Igbo and Yoruba tribes in Kano, Nigeria. These beads, created with salts from the Dead Sea and sand from Bani Na’im, exhibit a distinctive eroded look. The Yoruba, valuing large beads as symbols of wealth, modified the beads by grinding down their sides for uniformity when strung on raffia. Initially attributed to the Yoruba, the beads became known as \"Kano Beads,\" underscoring their importance in trade networks connecting Africa, Palestine, and Egypt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePicture is an example, yours will be similar.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis strand is not intended to be a ready-to-wear necklace. Although the strand can be worn \"as is,\" the \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eraffia \u003c\/span\u003eholding it together is not durable and may break with use. For this reason, we recommend that you restring the beads before wearing them.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Polaris-Box\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_ActivatorWrapper_1lxco_57\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"PRODUCT.metafields.global.Strand_Length-anchor\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_RowWrapper_1lxco_6\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_FormFieldLabel_1lxco_32\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--bodyMd\"\u003eStrand Length: 26 inches (including string\/raffia).\u003cbr\u003eBead Size: 11-22 mm diameter. See picture with penny for size comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e154005\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sku 154000","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51206095569191,"sku":"154005","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/1015\/9911\/files\/IMG_9603_76d6faf7-61ac-44cf-86b5-6a94383a926f.jpg?v=1774625088","url":"https:\/\/africadirect.com\/products\/hebron-yellow-trade-beads-154005","provider":"Africa Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}