Ghanian Glass Beads Dirty Greenmade by members of Ghana's Krobo Tribe in Western Africa Symbol of wealth These glass beads represent a skill that has been mastered for centuries throughout Africa. Using a technique that has been handed down from generation to generation, the craftsmen begin by compressing glass into a dry grain, and heating the grain so that the pieces form together. The recycled glass is rushed into a porcelain cast. The stem of a cassava leaf is used to make the