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Tour guests learn how to make their own beads in Dabaa, Ghana. First they create designs in powdered glass in a clay mould, then the moulds are fired in a wood burning kiln to melt the glass. |
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Drummers and drum makers at The Cultural Centre in Accra. Workshops around the centre house artisans carving the wooden drum shells, cleaning and fixing the skins, and tuning the drums. |
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The beadmakers in the video are using recycled plastic. They used to make the beads over open fires breathing in fumes as you can see. With help from tour guests and One World Hull we have now installed a raised workbench with fume extraction system so they can work more safely. |
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Beads are an essential part of Ghana culture - so whole sections of outdoor markets in Krobo region are dedicated to beads old and new. Here tour guests browse a market near Koforidua. |
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Tour guests make beeswax figures in the outdoor workshop at Krokrom, Kumasi, Ghana. Later the figures will be coated in charcoal before being wrapped in clay to form a mould into which molten brass is poured. |
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Customer Testimonials
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