Eine Frau durchbohrt kleine Straußeneierschalenstücke und reiht sie auf Sehnen auf. Dann schlägt sie die Kanten rund, ölt sie und reibt sie mit einem rauhen Stein gleichmäßig glatt und rund.

A woman breaks up an ostrich eggshell into small 1 sq cm pieces and then, with an awl, she drills through each a small hole. All the fragments are now strung on a strong piece of thread made of sinew. Holding each raw bead individually between her fingers she chips it until it is approximately round, working with a horn of harebeest (hammer) on a stone (anvil). Having completed all the chips, she oils them and then holds them tightly strung over a flat surface. She grinds them evently round with a piece of calcrete out of which a half-round groove has been gouged. The result is a string of equal sized and smooth beads.