Cowrie Shell Leather Clasp Anklet Dad making each one-of-a-kind

making each one-of-a-kind

Handmade Santo Domingo Pueblo Native American Earrings

Crafted from recycled 55-gallon steel drums by village artisans in haiti

art enthusiasts

or summer-ready ensembles

Cowrie Shell Leather Clasp Anklet Dad making each one-of-a-kindThese are a modern modification of the traditional bracelets which were worn by both men and women for protective purposes, as well as personal adornment. We had the Malian artisans who make the bracelets make them a little larger for us to wear as anklets. The leather bracelets, made from goatskin, would have contained items of medicinal or spiritual value which defend the wearer from whatever he or she may consider to be threatening to them. Cowrie