Different stages of production are divided between community members. On certain days, early in the morning a group of miners sets for the mountains to get the raw material. It takes up to 3 hours to overcome some 6 km of steep mountain paths.
The miners sell the lumps of raw material to people in the village. Each family member is acquainted with the full process of bead production, but usually it is divided between the family members to increase the efficiency of production.
Even the youngest children have the knowledge and coordination skills needed for production of beads.