SILVERHAWK COLLECTION
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  Earth Beads  by  Earthworks
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        SILVERHAWK     BEAD  COLLECTION

Unglazed  Tube  Shaped Stoneware  Beads

unglazed bead ew-70r01
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - tube
SIZE - 5mm dia. - 5mm high
HOLE - 2mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

unglazed bead ew-70r02
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - tube
SIZE - 6mm dia. - 8mm high
HOLE - 2mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

unglazed bead ew-70r03
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - square - cube
SIZE - 7mm dia. - 5 to 10mm high
HOLE - 2mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

unglazed bead ew-70r04
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - square - cube
SIZE - 8mm dia. - 5mm to 17mm high
HOLE - 3.5 - 4mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

unglazed bead ew-70r05
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - tube
SIZE - 7mm dia. - 6mm high
HOLE - 1.52mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

unglazed bead ew-70r06
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - tube
SIZE - 10mm dia. - 6mm to 18mm high
HOLE - 5mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

unglazed bead ew-70r07
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - tube
SIZE - 14mm dia. - 6mm to 16mm high
HOLE - 7mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

unglazed bead ew-70r08
DESCRIPTION - Unglazed bead
SHAPE - tube
SIZE - 15mm dia. - 8mm to 20mm high
HOLE - 8mm
COLOR - Earth tones - brown, off white, sand tan, slate blue, navaho red, grey & pale green
MADE - probable extruded and sliced, holes as part of extrusion
ACQUIRED   Early 1970s

West Coast 1970's

Unglazed Stoneware Beads

These beads were widely distributed to bead shops on the West Coast and most likely else ware as Chicago was the home base for Earthworks. These were simply well designed functional beads that fit the"Back to Earth Movement" of the late 60's and early 70's. Earthworks' true art was in developing a cottage industry that provided an inexpensive, consistent practical product. These beads were used primarily to support jewelry and macreme constructions with wood, feathers, bones and other sculptural beads.
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( 2 of these beads are shown in Peter Francis Jr.'s book "Beads Of The World", p. 114 )

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