Ashanti Saucer Beads

Ashanti beads are distinctive African recycled glass beads recognized for their organic disc shapes, rich color, and beautifully imperfect character. Traditionally associated with beadmaking in Ghana, these beads are created from recycled glass and shaped into substantial strands with a handcrafted appearance. Their surfaces can range from smooth to softly textured, while natural differences in thickness, shape, and coloration give the beads a visual rhythm that is especially noticeable when they are strung together.

For jewelry designers, the flattened disc shape of Ashanti beads makes them especially useful for building texture, movement, and bold sections of color within a design. Use them in necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and layered pieces, or combine them with wood, bone, metal, gemstones, and other African glass beads for contrast. As recycled glass beads, they should be protected from hard impacts and abrasive cleaning. Their variations are part of their handmade character and make each strand naturally distinctive.