Definition of "beadwork" [bead•work]

• See beading. (noun)
• Architecture Beaded molding. (noun)

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• "Gibson's "beadwork" is a striking gesture that's also subtle in its implications: Our "superficial decoration," it may say, can trump your "high-art abstraction.""
• "Few people would argue that Indian beadwork is not authentic simply because it is made of imported European trade goods."
• "Be it the bold and intricate beadwork from the Maasai Mara or the handcrafted sea glass beads from Ghana's Cape Coast, when such jewelry is unfailingly noticed, I quickly direct the conversation to the independent African businesswomen who have made and sold me these pieces over the past years."