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Some 2400 years ago clever South Indians figured out how to stretch out 40 to 50 kilos
( 88 to 110 pounds) of glass into a thin tube and cut it into small pieces.
They then tumbled these pieces over heat to round them off to make beads.
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These little beads are similar to what we would call "seed beads" today, and were most likely
used for beadwork (weaving or sewing on cloth) as well as just strung on strands.
They are called "Indo-Pacific beads."
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These small Indo-Pacific beads really got
around. They are found today from Ghana to China, Bali to Mali, South Africa to South Korea. For more than 2000 years these little beads have been traded all over the globe ...
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This extract is from an article by Peter Francis Jr .. Click
HERE to read it all.
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