Zulu beadwork is a traditional African craft used for centuries to communicate messages and symbolize cultural identities ...

Two new exhibits, displaying beadwork from cultures on opposite ends of the globe, open this month at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture. “Plateau Pictorial Beadwork: The Fred L. Mitchell ...

African bead art has been making waves in the world of modern abstract design. The colorful and intricate beadwork, which has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the unique Detroit institution ...

“Ubuhle Women: Beadwork and the Art of Independence” opens this weekend at the DAI and will be on display through Sept. 10. Be sure to allow time to watch the inspiring 15-minute video filmed on ...

When it comes to beautiful jewelries, perhaps Africa is best known for its ‘handmade’ beautiful bead work. African beads are exquisite works of art. Beads are often worn while expressing art for ...

Olayami Dabls looks at his collapsed MBAD African Bead Museum building before it gets demolished. Credit: Kriss Putnins An 11th-hour appeal to save a collapsed building that was part of Detroit’s MBAD ...

Detroit - Inside an old building adorned with a bright eye-catching mural made of beads on Detroit’s west side is a man who tells stories about the history of African beads. Olayami Dabls, 73, of ...

Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the unique Detroit institution founded by artist and collector Olayami Dabls in 1998 would be closing its ...