Handmade Trio Of Blue Maasai Bangles (Kenya)

This bright handmade jewelry is fun to wear alone or in bunches. The set of bracelets features beads in multiple hues of blue and blue/green to add flair to any outfit.

This bright handmade jewelry is fun to wear alone or in bunches. The set of bracelets features beads in multiple hues of blue and blue/green to add flair to any outfit. Handmade by women artisans from the Maasai tribe in Kenya using traditional beading techniques passed down through the generations. Each color represents a special meaning to the 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.