Black + White Beaded Maasai Cuff Bracelet

Black + White Beaded Maasai Cuff BraceletTraditionally, the Indigenous Maasai women from Tanzania are known for their colourful and intricately beaded jewellery. Identity markers and cultural values are communicated through different patterns and styles. Designed in Italy, this jewellery is a cross cultural collaboration. Handcrafted by Maasai women living near the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro, each piece is unique. Though ideas circulate amongst generations, consolidated by the advice of

This pendant is made in Vancouver

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serving as both a Curator of Northwest Coast Ethnology at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) and an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology

his Nuxalk name Nunuusxli means “Is a fast learner” or “likes to learn things

Material: acacia wood and glass with printed film

Lyle considers himself a lifelong student and carver

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