21 July 2014

Bead Market Adventures



As you may already know, I've been on vacation in Ghana for the past couple of weeks. I come here every summer but so far, this summer has been the greatest! I have so much to blog about, but I wanted to share some pictures I took at a bead market here in Ghana.

Basically, I visited my momma's hometown in the Eastern Region of Ghana last week Wednesday, which was market day (whoop!) and we went to the bead market because.. well why not? Beads in Krobo culture are a sign of beauty, wealth and status yo. They can also identify where the wearer comes from. There are exclusive beads for royalty and different beads are worn for different occasions. They make up a huge part of Krobo culture. 

My mom got a whole bunch, while I got an awesome statement piece.
There's been so much going on and I'm really enjoying being home. 

   
 

So many beautiful beads, not enough money to buy them all!
(You can follow the rest of my adventures #NorkorExploresGhana on instagram!)
                                                                   

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  1. I nominated your blog for the Liebster Awards. You can go to my blog for the rules Goodluck :)

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  2. Super pretty! That'll be so neat when everyone else got their jewelry from the local mall but you got yours from Ghana!!!

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  3. Those pictures look super beautiful! You should most definitely do a style post where you talk about how you style these beautiful jewelry pieces!

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    1. Thank you Ms. Amanda! And omg awesome idea, I think I just might :)

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  5. Wow, this looks so amazing! The pictures look so great!

    - Alaska Renee

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  6. So pretty! My roommate freshman year was from Ghana.

    Ellen | A Pop of Pink
    http://ellenborza.blogspot.com

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  7. so so pretty! i love beeds and these necklaces are amazingly beautiful
    xo
    Orly
    http://coffeebeansandhighheels.weebly.com

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  8. Ugh, this is making me miss Tanzania so much! Some of my favorite jewelry has come from or been inspired by my travels.

    xo, Vanessa
    http://citygirlguide.wordpress.com

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  9. This is so beautiful! Those beads all look so amazing. I seriously just want to jump inside your pictures right now!

    xo,
    Zoe
    La Vie en Zoe

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  10. Gorgeous beads! I am dying to go there now. Definitely want to see a style post about these as well!

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    1. Thank you! You should visit! You won't regret it :) And I'm definitely thinking of doing a style post on them.

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