Kazuri Beads

The Franklin Street Gallery and Gift Shop is proud to announce that jewelry made by Janet Tanner of Reading Center, NY is now available. A unique aspect of this jewelry is that it is made with African Ceramic Kazuri beads. Janet began crafting her jewelry in 2007 after learning of the story behind these beautifully crafted beads made by women in Nairobi, Kenya.

Kazuri beads began in 1975 to provide employment for disadvantaged women in the Kikuyu Tribe. Kazuri beads are handcrafted ceramic and are made from African clay, dug by hand from Mount Kenya. Each bead is shaped individually by hand and painted with high gloss paint in a kaleidoscope of African colors and Kenyan art that reflects a culture and appeal to a worldwide fashion market.