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along with old red glass beads and black horn beads.
love the Korkoro! I always wanted one, but the ones I saw, were too expensive for me.... Beautiful, Ann. The copper Ghau is also lovely! (I have some Korkoros, but only small Versions, not this type that is attached to the Turban).
Hi Eva, I am very attracted to Korkoros as well........all my friends want them. Its a real statement when worn on a chain or with beads.
Hello Ann, what is a TIV hair bead?
Harald hi, herewith a collection of some of my TIV/Yoruba brass hair tubes made by the "lost wax" method. They plait their hair using extensions I presume - must have been very heavy!
The TIV tribe live in Nigeria/Cameroon.
Thank you for showing these Ann,I had never seen those or may be never noticed. Glad to learn something again on this forum!
I had bamboo ones from PNG but never compared them with ones from other cultures. May be there are more cultures who have this for their hair do.
How does one see if a bead is a hairbead or not? Some of the African bronze, messing or copper beads look about the same.
Harald, I don't really know, but rings are used in the hair as well, I think any creative person will use whatever they find to adorn the body. African hair is so thick that any item would hold.