Bauxite

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="063a6553.jpg"> <div> <B>Necklaces</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> All our jewellery is made from hand made powder glass beads from Dabaa in Ghana;  brass beads from Krofrom, individually fashioned in wax then cast in a furnace; and bauxite beads, hand shaped and polished from chunks of rock dug out of the Kwahu hills of Ghana.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="hand_crafted_jewellery.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Beads and bead jewellery from Ghana"><U>Hand crafted jewellery </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id76.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bauxite"><U>Necklaces</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="recycledears.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Earrings"><U>Earrings</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="recycledplasticb.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recycled Plastic Bracelets"><U>Bracelets</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="castbrass.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghana Cast brass works"><U>Brass ornaments</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="brassbeads.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghana Brass Beads"><U>Brass beads</U></A></div> <div> Powder glass beads</div> <div> Other crafts </div> <bR> <div> Fiema Tours takes visitors to study the ancient arts and crafts of Ghana with personal tuition in the villages where these skills have been handed down from generation. </div> <div> Visit <A HREF="tours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghana Bead Tours"><U>Fiema Tours.</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div>  <script type="text/javascript"> var sc_project=2996864; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=32; var sc_security="530351fc"; var sc_text=2; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a class="statcounter" href="http://www.statcounter.com/"><img class="statcounter" src="http://c33.statcounter.com/2996864/0/530351fc/0/" alt="website statistics" /></a></div></noscript> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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And climb the mountain and sleep in the cave if you are the adventurous type!</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Find out more about the </B><A HREF="craftstours.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ghana Crafts tour"><U><B>Ghana Fair Trade Craft Tours here </B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5db46f50.jpg" border=0 width="326" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>The main cave - Kosei or Koo Osei Cave</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5e93fef0.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Hunters and guides preparing for a night in the cave</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5d542f10.jpg" border=0 width="322" height="241" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Digger Sam at the entrance to diggings</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The pit shaft</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="66c68e00.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Using the bow drill to drill a central hole in the beads.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="66a680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Cutting bead shapes from the rough stone.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="66e680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Using the bow drill to drill a central hole in the beads.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="670680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>A view from Abompe village to the escarpment.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="67268f80.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Abompe village - bar and shop.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>