Bone beads from China, vintage German and Czech glass beads, sterling silver beads from Bali, Nepalese, Philippine and African beads of all types crowd the table tops. Also on display are African baskets and cloth, Chinese purses of all sizes, and the intricate Nigerian beaded ceremonial belts and aprons. But single beads of all types are quite apparently the focus of the show. Gilliam said UM students make up close to half of his Bathing Beauty customers, but he also caters to women aged 40 to 60 who look at the beads as art pieces. He said the vintage pieces from he collects are distinctive and no longer being made, and he likes them so much that they are hard for him to part with.
Beads are an obsession.
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