Global Crafts Handmade Maasai Bead Bracelets, from Kenya

$19.99
by Global Crafts

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Handmade by women artisans in Kenya using traditional bead-work techniques passed down through the generations of the Maasai Tribe. Maasai beadwork embodies the whole of Maasai culture representing beauty, strength, tradition, warriorhood, social status and their deep love and devotion for their cattle. The age old artform is practiced by women of the village who learn from their mothers, who learned from their mothers. The women take small glass beads that are laid out on trays and string onto clear threading. From here the designs and beauty explode to create bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. Global Crafts is proud to be a member of the Fair Trade Federation and offer socially responsible product assortments that is empowering consumers to purchase according to their values and help alleviate poverty. Fair Trade is so much more than a product assortment. It's about safe workplaces, fair wages and community investment for factory employees. Fair trade aims to combat this widespread poverty by providing opportunity for economically disadvantaged producers. Due to the handmade nature of each piece, no two are exactly alike. Set of 3 traditional Maasai bangles crafted by artisans in Kenya. Each bangle is a rubber ring tightly wrapped in Maasai seed beads, fun to wear alone or in bunches, the rubber gives a little to get over one's hand. Approximately 7.5 inches in circumference.

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