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Red Bead Fringe Necklace with Black-and-White Spine
  • Red Bead Fringe Necklace with Black-and-White Spine
  • Red Bead Fringe Necklace with Black-and-White Spine
Red Bead Fringe Necklace with Black-and-White Spine

Red Bead Fringe Necklace with Black-and-White Spine

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Dozens of fine red seed-bead strands cascade from black shoulder bars into a deep V, meeting at center in a graduated ladder of black-and-white beadwork that structures the whole composition.

  • Material: Glass seed beads
  • Color: Red, black, white
  • Length: 21 in
  • Drop: 14 in
  • Origin: Ghana

The strands are worked to slightly different lengths so the fringe falls in a deliberate cascade rather than a flat curtain. Worn, it draws a long vertical line down the front — a piece with real scale and no metal weight behind it.
Details
  • Multi-strand cascading fringe
  • Graduated strand lengths
  • Black-and-white center column
  • Black beaded spacer bars at the shoulders

Each piece is hand-strung, so small differences in bead size and strand arrangement are normal from one necklace to the next.

The Story

In Ghana, beaded necklaces are read as much as they are worn. Strand count, color and arrangement communicate status and occasion, and a piece built from dozens of individually strung strands represents a real investment of time — the kind reserved for marking an event rather than an ordinary day.

Color carries specific weight in this visual language: red is associated with intensity, black and white together with balance and strength. Here that pairing is used structurally as well as symbolically — the black-and-white column forms the spine that holds the red fringe in formation.

Each necklace is built strand by strand: red seed beads threaded onto individual cords, worked to slightly different lengths so the fringe cascades rather than curtains flat. The strands gather at black spacer bars near the shoulders; the center column is strung separately, rung by rung.

Craft & Care
  • Technique: Ghanaian glass seed bead beadwork

Store flat and keep away from water, perfume and lotion, which weaken the thread and dull the beads over time.

Questions

How long is this necklace?

The shortest strand sits 21 inches from the neck, with the longest strands dropping a further 14 inches.

What is it made of?

Hand-strung glass seed beads in red, black and white. There is no metal chain or clasp.

Why are there black and white beads down the center?

That center column is a structural spine as well as a design element — it holds the cascading red strands in formation. In Ghanaian beadwork, black and white together signal balance and strength.

How should I care for it?

Store it flat and keep it away from water, perfume and lotion, which can weaken the thread and dull the beads over time.

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