OM Maasai beaded belt

Description

Old Millfieldian Maasai belts, hand beaded belts on the finest Kenyan leather. Bespoke sizes to the nearest inch.
Manyatta belts are beaded by Maasai “mamas” in Kenya who are steeped in these traditions, and whose techniques have changed little in centuries, handed on from mother to daughter.
The leather is also Kenyan, as is the recycled brass buckle. The beading is done painstakingly and takes a long time: there are more than 6,000 beads on an average man’s belt.
It’s a highly social activity and one that brings communities of women together. The belts are strung by hand in the manyattas (homesteads) and back yards, not in factories.
Every time someone orders, more money ends up in the hands of women who have no other opportunities to earn.
Belts are delivered in a presentation box, as each belt is handmade please allow up to 5 weeks for delivery.