Vintage Beaded Maasai Calabash - Kenya - 52.8 horse ​Adornment: A carved beaded necklace

​Adornment: A carved beaded necklace or collar frames the neck

with nearly the whole village working at the loom

as a catch-all by the door

As a vintage item it carries the subtle variations and signs of age that make it one of a kind

Vintage Beaded Maasai Calabash - Kenya - 52.8 horse ​Adornment: A carved beaded necklaceA vintage Maasai calabash from Kenya, formed from a naturally dried and hollowed gourd. Vessels like this were used to store and cool milk or water, and the surface carries a warm, honey toned patina from years of handling. Bands of traditional Maasai glass beads white, red and blue, threaded onto leather straps wrap the body, while older repairs in metal and fine wirework are left on show: in Maasai culture a break is mended with intent rather than