Can You Describe The Beads Of The Krobos Of Ghana?

The beads (called adiagba) made by Krobo craftsmen, both ancient and modern, are highly prized in Ghana for their beauty, rarity and durability. They are often given as presents. Before the advent of modern coins, they served as a medium of exchange.
Adiagba are even used as security for loans or mortgages on buildings and land. A string of beads can cost anywhere from as little as ten cedis up to one hundred cedis, depending on the variety and number.

While many of the beads are just for everyday use, there are those that become the property of the family and are preserved for generations. Such family beads are highly valued and, often, somewhat reverenced. They are never sold, and are displayed at funerals in remembrance of dead family members and, sometimes, just to show the family's wealth. These beads are prominently used in connection with traditional puberty rites for girls