These were used to make harpoons, awls, beads and needles.

The method is also used to make beads.

Native people of central and southern California used the shell of this species to make decorative beads for at least the last 9,000 years.

The glass is used by lampworkers to make beads, vessels and other pieces of functional art.

Remnants of seashells that were used to make beads were also found.

For the old woman, making beads for the ancestors is living happily and free from fear.

Shells were used to make jewelry, beads, spoons, and digging tools.

The Greeks used it for making jewelry and beads.

The material was used to make beads, tiles, figurines, and small wares.

A wide variety of materials are used to make mala beads, though there are common standards.