100% SILK Vutsatsa Belt

• THE VUTSATA BELT IS A FABRIC BELT WITH HAND CAST BRASS HARDWARE, ADORNED WITH MORE HAND CAST BRASS AMULETS. MADE WITH HAND-DYED COTTON JACQUARD IN ACCRA, GHANA EXCLUSIVELY FOR 100% SILK. CLASSIC BELT LOOP SIZE, CAN BE ADJUSTED TO FIT AT THE WAIST OF A PAIR OF PANTS OR ORGANICALLY WEAR OVER A DRESS OR COAT. THE OPTIONS ARE YOURS TO DISCOVER. THIS PIECE IS ONE OF VERY FEW, WALKING THE LINE BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT
• THE AMULET COLLECTION IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN 100% SILK AND JEWELLER DANIEL MAWULI QUIST. LOST-WAX BRASS CASTING WAS DEVELOPED BY THE ASANTE PEOPLE IN GHANA TO MAKE OBJECTS FOR GOLD TRANSACTIONS, SUCH AS WEIGHTS AND CANISTERS. LIKE THEIR FOREFATHERS, GHANA’S BRASS CASTERS BEGIN THE PROCESS OF MAKING METAL ARTICLES BY SCULPTING IN BEESWAX. THE WAX FORM IS PAINTED WITH A PASTE OF FINE CHARCOAL AND WATER AND COVERED IN A MOLD OF COARSE PALM FIBERS AND CLAY. FINALLY, THE WAX IS POURED OUT AND REPLACED BY MOLTEN BRASS. THE FINISHED BRASS PIECE IS POLISHED WITH PALM NUT FIBERS AND SAND OVER SEVERAL DAYS.
• MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 39”, WIDTH 1”3/4
• MATERIAL: 100% HANDWOVEN COTTON AND BRASS AMULETS.
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