This silver-plated necklace features a single large leaf that has been hand cut from brass sheeting and 'planished' using a specialist hammer to give it texture. Has a claw style fastener on a silver plated chain.
Handmade by the women in the Flowering Desert Project in Tamil Nadu, India. The training and fairly paid employment opportunities at Flowering Desert offer a way for the women to increase their skills and future work possibilities, often bringing them a status in their society for the first time. Silver-plated in the UK.
Leaf measures approximately 1cm wide x 3cm long. Chain approximately 44cm long. Produced by our UK partners Just Trade, distributed in the US by WorldFinds.