#KnowGhana: AS an African, do you own beads?

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In this month of May, in the Gold Coast(now Ghana), the Ghana Tourism Authority is doing very well with its Know Ghana initiative exploring various aspects of Ghana’s culture.

Today, the Ghana Tourism Authority took the adventure to Odumase, Krobo of the Eastern Region to showcase Ghana’s time-tested accessories which compliments its sui generis hand-woven Kente and Fugu(smock)…Beads.

In the photos seen on its instagram page, the Ghana Tourism Authority gave so much on what the beads in its entirety means to the people.

Read about and explore Ghana beads below…

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In this month of May, we have explored various aspects of our culture and today we explore one of our time-tested accessories which compliments our unique hand-woven #kente and #fugu. #Beads People from southern Ghana stand out when their typical dressing is adorned with African beads. The Krobo areas of the Eastern region are widely known for bead-making over many decades and in every aspect of their lives, i.e. form childbirth, through naming and marriage to death, they wear beads with pride to the admiration of many. In the typical Ghanaian setting, beads are generally used to communicate the wearer's sense of style but most importantly the person's status in a Clan or society. #StaySafeKnowGhana and join us later as we look at some of other uses of beads as well as cultural accessories. By the way, do you own beads? Read more about our African beads here: https://visitghana.com/all-about-african-beads/ Photo credit: @faithpresbymadina @yaw_pare . . #MyCultureMyPride #CultureMonth #WearGhana #CoronavirusUpdate #COVID_19 #staysafe #knowghana

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