Limited edition beads by Teranja Bead Works, Odumase-Krobo, Eastern Region,
Ghana, early 1990s. Many made by Ransford Tetteh, Director.
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Krobo "millefiore" by
Ransford Tetteh.
Pre-formed "eyes" with
Ransford's trademark
cross pupils. Modern
bottles and ceramic
colorants. 11 beads, 6
inches. $100.
Krobo "tsakati" (fragment) beads, large, by
Ransford Tetteh. Recycled European
beads, old and new bottles. From a "Dipo"
necklace purchased from Miss Joyce, the
"Queen Mother of Beads". Ransford made
beads to order for bead sellers and those
who rent beads for Dipo. 34 beads, 21
inches. $125.
Krobo "hengme" (eye) by
Ransford Tetteh.
Pre-formed "eyes", some
with Ransford's
trademark cross pupils.
Modern bottles and
ceramic colorants. 16
beads, 6 inches. $75.
Krobo "terrazzo", tablet or
lozenge, by Ransford Tetteh.
Modern bottles, ceramic
colorants, and scrapings from
enamelware. Horizontal molds.
9 beads, 7 inches. $35.
Krobo "tsakati" (fragments) made of
old European beads, mid-20th century
(not Teranja). Delicate, nicely fused.
Fragments are large enough to
recognize the original beads. 45
beads, 11 inches. $45.
Krobo "terrazzo",
squarish, by Ransford
Tetteh. Modern
bottles, ceramic
colorants, and
scrapings from
enamelware. 9 beads,
5 inches. $18.
Krobo "hengme" (eye) beads
by Ransford Tetteh.
Pre-formed "eye"
components. Modern bottles
and ceramic colorants.
Stone ground.
Commissioned by American
jewelry designers. 5 beads,
4 inches. $30.
Krobo "otaka" (disks) by Ransford
Tetteh. The largest of this sort
imitating a popular old Venetian
bead. From a "Dipo" necklace.
Modern bottles and ceramic
colorants. 10 inches. $48.
Krobo. Different shapes
made of modern bottles
and ceramic colorants.
Commissioned by
American jewelry designs.
Not the little "bicones"
made in imitation of
popular old Venetian beads.
19 inches. $24.
Krobo "kofoya" (do not cry), by
Ransford Tetteh. Used in mourning
bracelets. Made in imitation of a
popular old Venetian striped bead.
Modern bottles and ceramic colorants.
13 beads, 9 inches. $35.
Krobo "zagba" (striped beads) by
Ransford Tetteh. Made in imitation of
old European beads. Made for use in
"Dipo" regalia. Made of old beads,
modern bottles, and ceramic colorants.
10 beads, 9 inches. $45.
Krobo bicones, 1990s (not
necessarily Teranja). Made
in two parts to attain
roundness with limited
grinding. Modern bottles
and ceramic colorants.
About 20 mm each. $2 per
bead.
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