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Contents: Lidia D. Sciama, Introduction -- Helen Hughes-Brock, Greek Beads of the Mycenean Period (ca. 1650 - 1100 B.C.): The Age of the Heroines of Mythology -- Elena Kingdon, Ornament and Belief -- Margret Carey, Beads and Beadwork in African Societies -- Ann O'Hear, Women and Men in the Production and Uses of Lantana Beads -- Francesca Trivellato, Women at Work: Venetian Glass Beads in the International Markets. An Historical Perspective -- Penny Dransart, A Short History of Rosaries in the Andes -- Carol Wills, What Beads Mean to Craft Producers Supported by Oxfam -- Stefany Tomalin, Bead Terms and their Definitions -- Joanne B. Eicher, Beads, Gender, and Hierarchy among the Kalabari of Nigeria -- Index |