Could you ever imagine that a string of beads can act as a contraceptive device to avoid unintended pregnancies? Well CycleBeads just does that by helping women to follow the Standard Days Method (SDM ...

“In a time when corruption no longer hides its face and political violence is becoming routine, outrage has become the default language of public life,” therapist and author Margaret Cullen observed ...

I've been thinking about jewelry-making lately. Not silversmithing, metal clay or fused-glass jewelry. Nothing that requires kilns or torches, drills or bits, stamps or blades. No goggles or fire ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Laker Fatuma’s big smile threatens to turn up the wattage in the already bright Ugandan sky as she rolls bright-green beads in the shade of a mango tree. Fatuma has reason to smile: ...

Tired of tinsel? Try this tree-trimming trick instead. Looking for a tinsel alternative that’s easier to hang (and less likely to be devoured by your pets)? Strings of beads are the way to go. They’re ...

Take a drop of saliva from the top of your tongue or between your cheek and gums, place it between your thumb and forefinger, and then pull your fingers slowly apart to a distance of about a ...

But it was, I suppose, the bracelet proudly shown me, later in the visit, by the wife of a local farmer, comprising of beads, readily identified to me as dating probably from the late centuries BCE, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "Composed of glass beads ...