Blue hummingbird glass bead necklace

This glass bead necklace is inspired by Amazonian wildlife and represents the culture and tradition of Amazonian craftsmanship.

Each bead is meticulously selected and assembled to create harmonious patterns, ensuring a unique and authentic piece of jewelry.

Dimensions and weight

Weight: 20 g

The creation in detail

Hand-woven.

Necklace length: 30 cm

Hummingbird size: 14 cm

This necklace highlights artisanal expertise.

Artisan

Mehinako people.

The name of the artisan who created this necklace is not individually identified.

Within the association, creations are grouped and marketed collectively: the same person may handle the sale of pieces made by several members, and the proceeds are then redistributed within the group.

Amazonikaa can therefore identify with certainty the origin of this creation as coming from the Mehinako people, without being able to attribute this necklace to a specific person.

Materials:

glass beads (Miçanga).

Bohemian seed beads made of colored glass (Miçanga, in Brazil), renowned for their regularity, fineness, and color brilliance, then hand-assembled to build the necklace's pattern.

Colors:

multicolored blue

Pattern: hummingbird

Shipping: from France

Origin:

artisan from the Mehinako ethnic group, located in the Xingu Indigenous Park in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West of Brazil.

How to wear it

This necklace can be worn alone as a statement piece, to highlight its pattern, colors, and the Miçanga work, or paired with more discreet jewelry.

The hummingbird, a source of inspiration

The pattern of this creation evokes the hummingbird (Eupetomena macroura). This documentary image helps connect the jewelry's design to the animal that inspires it.