A bracelet from St Helena Island created with the locally-grown 'horsebead' seed & semi-precious Aventurine stones.
St Helena is known as the 'Emerald set in bronze' - thus this comes on bronze components with the Aventurine semi-precious stone adding a touch of green together with the local horsebead seed. Comes presented in a gift box.
Measurements:
- Bracelet measures approx 22cm (9 inches)
Materials:
- Semi-precious stones - Aventurine
- St Helena local horsebeed seed
- Bronze plated findings
Traditionally on St Helena, hand-made seedwork was a means of providing for families, where the women would sell their seed jewellery, mats & other seedwork to passing ships. Today, the tradition is somewhat being lost due to the time-intensive nature of working with seeds (most seeds on island have to be boiled first to soften them before you can work with them) - we're aiming to keep tradition alive, albeit with a modern twist. Read more about these seed here.
