Simply Elegant Artillery Shell Necklace, Ethiopia

This beautiful necklace –  simple yet elegant – is handmade out of melted down  artillery shells by HIV positive women in Ethiopia.  This minimalist piece features a short strand of brass beads and looks great alone or layered.

Measures approximately 16″ long.

100% recycled brass.

ABOUT THE ARTISANS

This artisan group in Ethiopia is one of our favorite new groups we are featuring. In the mountains of Ethiopia farmers find old bullet casings from previous wars and melt them down to be re-purposed into beautiful beads.  The jewelry is then designed and handcrafted in a fair trade cooperative consisting of 150 women who are either HIV positive or suffering from fistula due to genital mutilation.  The cooperative has not only given the women employment and access to quality healthcare, but has provided hope and a sense of dignity.