Taino Beaded "Cemi" Figure, Ca. 1515 AD. Collection of the National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography "Luigi Pigorini," Rome.
Detail of Antique Chinese Silk Table Apron with Sequin Emroidery. Ca. Late 19th C. - Photo by Larry Sanders.
"Lotus Alhambra" Series Brooch by Valerie Hector. Sterling Silver, Czech Glass Beads. Photo: Valerie Hector
Zulu Woman in Beaded Regalia, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Photo: Dallas and John Heaton.
"Bamiyan" Brooch by Valerie Hector, 2009. Sterling Silver, Antique Glass and Plastic Buddha Charms. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Anonymous Portrait of Chinese Empress Ren Xiao Wen (1362-1407) Wearing a Beaded Headdress. Photo Courtesy Palace Museum, Beijing. Creative Commons License.
"Meet Maggie Meister" - Interview #2 - on "Valerie Hector Beading Globally" YouTube Channel
"I'm Speaking" Celestial Spheres Beaded Statement Necklace by Valerie Hector 2024
"Meet Suzanne Golden" - Interview #1 - on "Valerie Hector Beading Globally" YouTube Channel
"Bodhi" Brooch by Valerie Hector. Sterling Silver. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders
Beaded Face for an Ancient Egyptian Beaded Mummy Shroud. Faience Beads, Linen Thread. Mid-to-Late First Millennium BC. Private Collection.
Young Woman in Puri, India Wearing Beaded Ornaments While Dancing the Gotipura Dance
Detail, Rolled Paper Beads on a Bead Curtain in Cuandixia Village near Beijing, China. Photo: Valerie Hector.
Detail, Antique Chinese Beaded Garment. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Detail of a Dayak Beaded Baby Carrier Panel made of European & Asian Glass Beads. Photo by Larry Sanders.
"Meet Laura McCabe" Interview #1 - on "Valerie Hector Beading Globally" YouTube Channel
Detail of "Lattice" Necklace by Valerie Hector. Sterling Silver, Wood. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Cover of "Joyce J. Scott Messages" Exhibition Catalog by Libby Cooper and JoAnn Cooper of Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA.
"Still Life" Earrings by Valerie Hector. Sterling Silver. Photo: Valerie Hector.
"Swallows" Brooch by Valerie Hector. Sterling Silver, Glass Beads, Chinese Water Caltrop Seed Pod Beads. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Detail, Antique Chinese Glass Beaded Prayer Beads. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Seneca or Tuscarora Beaded Bag (Both Sides), c. 1800-1850. Photo: Gerry Biron.
"Powhatan's Mantle," ca. 1600-1638, Southern Chesapeake Bay Region of Virginia. Photo: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Zulu Square Beaded Rope Necklaces by Valerie Hector of Japanese Glass and Metal Beads. Photo by Larry Sanders.
"Meet Betsy Hershberg Master Bead Knitter" Interview on "Valerie Hector Beading Globally" YouTube Channel
Beaded Tobacco Pouch with Auspicious Motifs & Inscription. China, ca. 1900. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Small Panel Embroidered with Beads of Coral, Gold and Glass. Germany, 13th C. Photo Courtesy: Victoria & Albert Museum.
"How to Make a Dharma Bead Ball in the Easiest Possible Way" - Beading Tutorial on Valerie Hector Beading Globally YouTube Channel.
Dinka Woman, Sudan, Wearing a Beaded Corset. Photo: Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher.
"Lattice" Necklace Element by Valerie Hector. Sterling Silver Beads. Photo: Valerie Hector.
"Cinnabar" Beaded Lariat by Valerie Hector. Sterling Silver, Glass Beads. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Chinese Glass Bead Curtain, ca. 1960s with "The East is Red" Iconography and Inscription in Mao Zedong-Style Handwriting. Photo by Larry Sanders.
Beaded Apron, Cenderawasih Bay, Irian Jaya. Private Collection. Photo by Larry Sanders
Talismanic Turkish Eye Bead or Nazar Boncugu
"Sun and Moon" Cylinder Necklace by Valerie Hector
Empress Dowager Cixi of China (1835-1908), Wearing a Pearl Bead Cape of Her Own Design
17th Century English Beaded Christening Basket in the Art Institute of Chicago
Detail of the Pearl Carpet of Baroda in the National Museum of Qatar
Beaded Shop Sign in Beijing, Photograph Hv20-070 by Hedda Morrison, Courtesy President and Fellows of Harvard College
Two Zulu Sangoma (Traditional Healers or Diviners) with Heavily Beaded Headdresses as Photographed by Dr. Peter Magubane.