African American Art & More - Waist beads date back to ancient Egypt, where paintings of dancers wearing the beads appear on tomb walls, according to the Waist Beads website. The tradition
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Bead Net Mummy Shroud. Egyptian. Date: 664 BC-525 BC. Dimensions: 45.7 × 40 × 3.8 cm (18 × 15 3/4 × 1 1/2 in.). Faience beads. Origin: Egypt. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute. Author: Ancient Egyptian Stock Photo - Alamy
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