Ukuvakasha kwe-Cedi Bead Factory kuyimfuneko yezivakashi ukuya esifundeni saseMpumalanga saseGhana. Lapha, ingilazi yobucwebe yenziwe ngamabhodlela okugcoba abuye adayiswa ezimakethe nasezikhungweni zezobuciko ezweni nakwamanye amazwe. Ubuciko wokwenza ubuhlalu beglasi bunomlando omude eGhana. Eminyakeni engama-400 eyedlule, imikhiqizo eqediwe isetshenziswe emikhosini yokuzalwa, ukuza kweminyaka, umshado nokufa. Namuhla, idolobha lase-Odumase Krobo kanye nesifundazwe esikhulu saseKrobo ikakhulukazi ihlotshaniswa nokwenza ubuhlalu bendabuko bendabuko.
E-Cedi Bead Factory, ungabuka inqubo yokukhiqiza eyinkimbinkimbi kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kube sekupheleni. Ungakwazi futhi ukuhlala ubusuku bonke futhi ufunde ukuklama ubuhlalu bakho.
I-Cedi Bead Factory
Efihlekile emgwaqweni ongagqwanga, i-Cedi Bead Factory akuyona indawo elula yokuthola. Uma usuyenzile, uvuzwa ngombono wensimu enhle etshalwe ezungeze isakhi esakhiwe esisebenza njengefektri ngokwayo. Lesi akusona isikhungo esimnandi sembonini. I-Cedi Bead Factory isebenza cishe nabasebenzi abangu-12 besikhathi esigcwele futhi ngokumangalisayo ithule. Ukuvakasha kukhululekile, futhi kuthatha imizuzu engaba ngu-30 - okwenza lokhu kube ukuhamba okuphelele kulabo abasendleleni eya eKumasi noma eMfuleni weVolta. Isitolo esincane sesipho linebuhlalu obuhle kakhulu obudayiswayo, kanye namasongo, namacici nemigexo.
Ithiphu Ephezulu: Uma unama-bottle amabhodlela angenalutho, ungawabuyisela kabusha efektri. Ingilazi enemibala egqamile (njengebomvu noma eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka) iyamukelwa ngokukhethekile.
Indlela Ubuhlalu Benziwe Ngayo
Amabhodlela weglasi aphuziwe aphethwe ngokusebenzisa i-pestle eqinile neyodaka. Ngemuva kokunciphisa i-powder emihle, ingilazi ithululelwa engumbumbeni owenziwe ngobumba. Ingaphakathi kwesikhunta ihlanganiswe ngxube ye-kaolin namanzi ukuyeka ingilazi ingangeni emaceleni.
I-powder ingahle igqoke ukudala imibala ehlukene nemaphethini, noma igcinwe kalula.
Lapho silungile, isikhunta sifakwa esihogweni futhi siyabhaka. Amaphethini nemihlobiso ingezwa emva kokudubula kokuqala. Kulesi simo, i-glass powder echotshoziwe ixutshwe ngamanzi amancane bese upenda kwi-bead, ekhishwa okwesibili. Ngezinye izikhathi idayi yengezwa ngemibala ekhanyayo, noma uma ingilazi enemibala ingatholakali. Ukuze uthole ubuhlalu obuningi obungaphezulu, ingilazi iphukile ibe yizicucu ezincane, ngokuphambene nokufakwa phansi ibe yi-powder.
Ihabhoni lenziwe ngodaka lwe-termite mound. Kuvutha ngokusebenzisa ama-palm kernels achotshoziwe ashisa ekushiseni okushisa kakhulu futhi alondoloze ukushisa kahle. Ama-ironsmiths asebenzisa izinhlamvu ezifanayo emadolobheni asendaweni yonke kulo lonke elaseGhana ukwenza izinkomba nemigodi. Ubuhlalu beglasi bujwayele ukuxoshwa ihora. Ngokushesha nje lapho bephuma emlilweni, ithuluzi elincane lensimbi lisetshenziselwa ukudala imbobo yezintambo ukuze zivumelane. Ezinye izimbobo ze-bead zenziwa ngokusebenzisa isiqu se-cassava esishisa ngesikhathi sokudubula, eshiya ukujikeleza nxazonke.
Uma ubuhlalu behlile, bahlanjululwa besebenzisa isihlabathi namanzi. Ubuhlalu bube buhle futhi bukulungele ukuthengiswa ezimakethe ezimibalabala ezweni lonke.
Ulwazi oluwusizo
Kwabahambi abazimele, indlela engcono kakhulu yokufika ku-Cedi Bead Factory ukuhamba ngokuya emgwaqweni omkhulu ukusuka eKhoforidua ukuya eKpong, phakathi kwamadolobha aseSomanya no-Odumase Krobo.
Ukusuka lapho, kungcono ukuhamba ngeminithi engu-20 phansi komgwaqo onogwadule, ngakho-ke thola itekisi uma ukwazi. Kungcono nakakhulu, ukuqasha umhlahlandlela wangasese ukukuyisa lapho uhambo oluya e-Ho noma e-Akisombo, noma ubhale indawo endaweni eqondisiwe.
Amakamelo ambalwa okuvakasha awakhiwe ngqo esakhiweni, enikeza amakamelo ayisisekelo kanye nokudla okulungiselelwe endaweni. Lezi zilula uma ufuna ukuchitha izinsuku ezimbalwa ufunda ukuthi ungakha kanjani isilazi sakho sekhanda ngobuciko.
Kuphi Ukuthenga Ubuhlalu be-Glass
Ungathenga ubuhlalu ngqo kusuka esitolo se-Cedi Bead Factory. Ngaphandle kwalokho, uzothola imikhiqizo yefektri emakethe best bead eGhana, ebanjwe nsuku zonke eKoforidua. Enye imakethe emihle eduze nomthombo i-Agomanya Market, esebenza ngoLwesithathu neMgqibelo. Le makethe nayo isendaweni emgwaqweni omkhulu phakathi kweKoforidua neKpong. Ukwengeza, ukukhethwa okubanzi kwemiklamo ye-ingilazi ephindwe kabusha kungatholakala ezimakethe ezinkulu eKimasi nase-Accra.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngoMashi 21st 2017.