Global Crafts Handmade Maasai Bead Double Circle Dangle Earrings, From Kenya

Global Crafts Handmade Maasai Bead Double Circle Dangle Earrings, From Kenya

Hypoallergenic hooks. Larger circle measures 1.5-inches wide and smaller circle measures 1.125-inches wide. Maasai beadwork embodies the whole of Maasai culture representing beauty, strength, tradition, warriorhood, social status and deep love and devotion for their cattle. The age old artform is practiced by village women who learn 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. Red stands for bravery and blood. White is for peace, purity and health. Blue, signifies energy and the sky. Orange and yellow reflect hospitality. Green symbolizes health and land. Black represents people and the struggles they endure and overcome. Global Crafts is proud to be a member of the Fair Trade Federation. Fair trade values people, the planet, and profits equally. Fair trade aims to combat this widespread poverty by providing opportunity for economically disadvantaged producers. These double-circle lightweight dangle earrings are handmade by women of the Maasai Tribe in rural Kenya, using traditional beadwork techniques passed down through the ages.