非洲串珠饰品的历史也许早于世界其他任何一个地区。由于非洲存在着许多具有鲜明差异的民族生活风情,所以,也可以说非洲串珠作品历史也是这些迥然不同的生活风情发展的历史。串珠饰品的制作受到环境因素的影响,如原料分布广泛且容易得到,及在过去的1400年间非洲向伊斯兰文化、欧洲文化和技术敞开了大门,并受其深刻影响。 了解非洲的地理状况对于了解串珠饰品非常重要。非洲大陆有几种不同的自然环境:沙漠、热带雨林、林地、热带草原和肥沃的河谷。自然资源的分配不均,以及自然环境的多样性决定了非洲大陆具有不同的经济、政治和宗教结构。作为人们的价值观念、社会和经济组织结构的一种表现形式,装饰品反映了非洲大陆的本质,即内部不同地域的巨大差别。 The history of African beaded jewelry may be earlier than any other part of the world. Because there are many distinctive ethnic living styles in Africa, it can be said that the history of African beaded works is also the history of these very different living styles. The production of beaded jewelry is influenced by environmental factors such as widespread and readily available raw materials and the profound influence that Africa has opened to Islamic culture, European culture and technology over the past 1400 years. Understanding the geography of Africa is important for understanding beaded jewelery. The continent has several different natural environments: deserts, rainforests, woodlands, savannahs and fertile valleys. The uneven distribution of natural resources and the diversity of the natural environment determine the different economic, political and religious structures on the African continent. As a manifestation of people’s values, social and economic structures, ornaments reflect the essence of the African continent, which is the vast difference in different parts of the country.