Fair Trade Kenyan Ceramic Bead Earrings Copper and Mother of Pearl buttons

and Mother of Pearl buttons

The different designs and patterns on the basket indicate the “lobola”–the bridal price paid in cows to the bride’s father

The framed piece measures 19 1/2" x 16"

this brass pendant is a miniature representation of a traditional West African Talking Drum with snake head ends

this rug is handknotted with a sarouk weave which is a ridgebacked

Fair Trade Kenyan Ceramic Bead Earrings Copper and Mother of Pearl buttonsHandcrafted in Nairobi, Kenya in the Jacaranda Workshop, these earrings are fashioned using ceramic beads that were also handmade in the workshop in a bold, contemporary ethnic design. The Jacaranda Workshop is a sheltered workshop that provides education, training and employment to special needs workers. The earrings are 1 3 4" long.