The Maasai Beaded Headpiece
A Maasai headpiece, beaded by hand in Kenya. A wide band in red, yellow, orange, green and blue sits across the forehead, held by three gold-tone bars. A narrow beaded strip rises over the crown, and a short drop falls to rest between the brows, finished with a white button and a small silver charm. Two fine silver chains loop from the temples across the cheeks.
Worn by Maasai women for weddings and celebrations. Every bead is placed by hand, so no two are exactly alike.
Details
The details
- Handcrafted by Maasai artisans in Kenya
- Glass seed beads, gold-tone bars, silver-tone chain
- Ships from Kenya, worldwide
Shipping and returns
Every piece ships from Kenya to anywhere in the world. Delivery times vary by destination; you will see the estimate for your country at checkout.
14-day returns on unused pieces in their original packaging.
The story of Maasai beadwork
Every colour has a meaning.
Maasai beadwork is a language, made by women and threaded bead by bead. The colours are never chosen at random, and a piece is read as much as it is worn. Glass beads reached the Maasai through trade in the late 1800s; before that, adornments were made from seeds, bone, shell and clay. The patterns have changed with every generation, but the meaning in the colours has stayed.
Unboxing
What arrives with your piece
Soft sand-toned cotton with a gold FIELROC mark, to store your piece between uses.
Tied to the bag with natural jute twine: where your piece comes from and the meaning behind its colours.
Every order carries a thank-you, written by hand and signed Ashe oleng, "thank you very much" in Maa, the Maasai language.
Sending it as a gift?Tick "Make it a gift" and it arrives in our Fielroc gift box instead, with your own message written by hand on our card and no prices inside.
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