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Tintsaba
Contemporary designs made from woven natural sisal using traditional weaving skills. Some pieces combine woven sisal disks with sterling silver. The range comprises different styles and colours such as yellow, purple, red and black. Different and very Tintsaba, has run a rural development project in the Northern Hhohho region of Swaziland since 1985. The project works with women's groups producing and marketing quality crafts.
The project is an outstanding success, with some 600 women now producing a wide range of traditional and innovative crafts , including tableware, functional baskets, collectors' baskets, trays,
natural jewellery
and woven sisal disks for Tintsaba's silver jewellery with the finest quality weaving in sisal in Africa. The project enables women to earn income to supplement the family budget without leaving their families. Tintsaba builds on traditional knowledge of craft production. Frequent quality upgrading and pattern development are undertaken through encouraging mentor relationships and training programs.
The environmental focus of the company is carried through to the raw materials used in the Development Project Tintsaba demonstrates a strong social and environmental commitment to its women's groups through trainings on subjects such as AIDS awareness, living positively with AIDS and permaculture.
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Bracelet (DBT 1)
Mix of solid black and smaller black/cream orbs inter paced with crystal beads. It has a feature of a small black coin together with solid black, black/cream orb and pewter bead. Matching necklace (DNT 10),
$39.95
Bracelet (DBT 2)
Mix of solid red and smaller red/cream orbs inter spaced with red beads. It has a feature of a small red coin together with solid red, red/cream orb and pewter bead. Matching necklace (DNT 9).
$39.95
Earring (DET 10)
Woven large black coin (+- 3.75 cm) shape with white coin (+- 1.5cm). Length + - 6cm. Matches necklaces DNT 3 and DNT 2. Light as a feather to wear.
$17.95
Earring (DET 2)
Woven black coin shape and pewter bead. Length: + - 5cm, the “coin" is approximately the size of a 10 cent but of course as light as a feather. Matches necklace DNT 11.
$21.95
Earring (DET 6)
Colour match for necklace DBT 12 woven lilac or with a pewter bead. Length +- 5cm.
$19.95
Earring (DET 9)
Small woven coin (5c piece size) in black with silver coloured feature a match for necklace DNT 7.
$15.95
Earring (DET1)
Woven tan coin shape and pewter bead. Length: + - 5cm, the “coin" is approximately the size of a 10 cent but of course as light as a feather.
$21.45
Earring (DET11)
Woven large chocolate coin (+- 3.75 cm) shape highlighted with small gold coin (+- 1.5cm). Length + - 6cm. Matches necklaces DNT 3 and DNT 2. Light as a feather to wear.
$17.95
Necklace (DNT 12)
Great mix of purple, deep plum, lilacs in woven coin and orb shaped beads interspaced with purple glass beads. It has a magnetic clasp. Length: medium to short. Matching earrings (DET 6) available.
$64.95
Necklace (DNT 10)
Woven black orbs with small black and cream interspaced by pewter beads. Magnetic clasp. Matching bracelet (DBT1). Matching bracelet (DET2).
$64.95
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