Editing Beadwork (section)

== Africa ==
[[File:Elephant Mask from Cameroon Bamileke people Village of Banjoun 1910-1930 Palm Leaf Fiber, cotton textile glass beads Dallas Museum of Art.jpg|thumb|An elephant mask decorated with glass beads by the [[Bamileke people|Bamileke]] people in [[Bandjoun]], Cameroon c. 1910–1930]]
Several African nations outside of Egypt have beadwork traditions. [[Aggry beads|Aggry]] (also spelled aggri or aggrey) beads, a type of decorated glass bead, are used by Ghanaians and other West Africans to make necklaces and bracelets that may be traded for other goods.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Quiggin|first=A. Hingston|url=https://archive.org/details/surveyofprimitiv033390mbp/page/n11/mode/2up|title=A Survey of Primitive Money|publisher=Methuen & Co Ltd|year=1949|location=London|pages=36–44}}</ref> These beads are often believed to have magical medicinal of fertility powers. In Mauritania, [[Powder glass beads|powder-glass]] [[Kiffa beads]] represent a beading tradition that may date as far back as 1200 CE; a group of women have been revitalizing the craft after the last traditional Kiffa artisans died in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Simak|first=E|title=Mauritanian Powder-Glass Kiffa Beads|journal=Ornament|volume=5|issue=29|pages=60–63}}</ref> Cameroonian women are known for crafting wooden sculptures covered in beadwork.<ref>{{Cite book|last=LaDuke, Betty.|title=Africa : women's art, women's lives|date=1997|publisher=Africa World Press|isbn=0-86543-434-4|location=Trenton, NJ|pages=63–84|oclc=35521674}}</ref>