ADORNED JEWELLERY Following the Bead Hunters |
The Srivijaya Empire ruled Indonesia from the 7th to the 13th century. This was a bead culture. The Empire worshipped Buddha, but traded beads. You can still find beads in East Java if you know where to dig. Noelle and Ken went on a bead adventure to river bank wash outs and corn field excavations, bargaining with bead diggers, collecting bead stories. The booty from this adventure became the Jatim Bead necklace collection. |