balangandan neckpiece
balangandan is a very typical brazilian object that is traced back to when the slaves where working the land. the story says that when the slaves got enough amulets they could buy their freedom back. that is why it is believed that charms and amulets change your luck.!
the name also refers to the banging noise the charms make when you move and wear them.
coiling technique. silk thread and copper, alpaca, semiprecious stones, hand-dyed.
balangandan is a very typical brazilian object that is traced back to when the slaves where working the land. the story says that when the slaves got enough amulets they could buy their freedom back. that is why it is believed that charms and amulets change your luck.!
the name also refers to the banging noise the charms make when you move and wear them.
coiling technique. silk thread and copper, alpaca, semiprecious stones, hand-dyed.
balangandan is a very typical brazilian object that is traced back to when the slaves where working the land. the story says that when the slaves got enough amulets they could buy their freedom back. that is why it is believed that charms and amulets change your luck.!
the name also refers to the banging noise the charms make when you move and wear them.
coiling technique. silk thread and copper, alpaca, semiprecious stones, hand-dyed.
