| Valerie Hector's The Art of Beadwork: | | | | Kenyah Beadwork (Indonesian/Malaysian |
| Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design | | | | Borneo) |
| (ISBN 0-8320-0307-8) is an interesting | | | | |
| combination of the historical and cultural | | | | Ambai Island Beadwork (Indonesian New |
| analysis of various beadmaking traditions and | | | | Guniea) |
| the presentation of works by modern designers | | | | |
| who were inspired by these traditions.There | | | | Ancient Egyptian Beadwork |
| are numerous books on contemporary bead | | | | |
| designs, as well as many histories of | | | | Yoruba Beadwork (Nigeria) |
| beadmaking (which may go back as much as | | | | |
| 75,000 years, see book looks at a number of | | | | Maasai Beadwork (Kenya) |
| ethnic and historical beadwork traditions: | | | | |
| Han Beadwork (Mainland China) | | | | Dinka Beadwork (Sudan) |
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| Ancient Japanese Beadwork | | | | Xhosa Beadwork (South Africa) |
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| Kathi Beadwork (Guajarat State, India) | | | | Ndebele Beadwork (South Africa) |
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| Sa'dan Toraja Beadwork (Sulawesi, | | | | Msinga (Zulu) Beadwork (South Africa) |
| Indonesia) | | | | |
| | | | Seventeenth Century English Beadwork |
| Straits Chinese Beadwork (Penang, Malaysia) | | | | |
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