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22/01/2024

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Timi was born on January 20, 1981. He was the winner of the inaugural edition of Idols West Africa in 2007.Pls wish him ...
05/01/2024

Timi was born on January 20, 1981. He was the winner of the inaugural edition of Idols West Africa in 2007.
Pls wish him a happy birthday in advanced❤❤❤❤😆😆😆

09/06/2022

Bead making and Ornamentation in Nigeria

June 28, 2012

By APPOLOS OZIOGU IBEBABUCHI

Beads are small, round and perforated objects which are usually strung to form necklaces or bracelets or attached to garments or articles of clothing for decorative effect. Beads are made of a great variety of materials namely: glass, copper, wood, silver, brass aluminum, bone, horn, shell, coral, pearl, jet, amber, mineral, including precious stones, ceramics and plastics.

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They are at times curved, painted or enameled. And they are usually made in many different shapes, sizes and colours. There are different types of beads. There is a translucent blue tubular bead which is called “Segi” or “Popo”. Besides this, we have the opaque and red bead called “Iyun”. The Segi bead is one of the oldest local beads in Nigeria.

It was among the oldest local beads excavated in vast quantities from the tomb of an Oba at a site near Ife. It is said that the oldest red stone beads early used in ancient Benin Kingdom were brought from Ife by Prince Oranmiyan, the son of Oduduwa......

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