Black hummingbird glass bead necklace

This glass bead necklace is inspired by Amazonian fauna 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 craftsmanship.

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: one person may be in charge of selling pieces made by several members, and the income is then redistributed within the group.

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

Materials:

Bohemian colored glass seed beads (Miçanga, in Brazil), renowned for their regularity, finesse, and vibrant colors, then assembled by hand to construct the necklace pattern.

Colors:

multicolored black

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 region of Brazil.

How to wear it

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

The hummingbird, a source of inspiration

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