“I call this the Turquoise Kente necklace because the polymer beads remind me of the traditional Kente cloth of Ghana,” says Beverly Poitier Henderson
The natural turquoise beads play well with their polymer counterparts which were inspired by Donna Kato’s mud cloth cane.
Posted by Beverly Poitier Henderson
These mud cloth pattern Bogolanfini polymer bangles strike a balance between tribal and contemporary jewelry. The colors are perfect and the patterns are purposely loose and energetic.
Each bracelet is formed from two curved mud cloth-patterned tube beads and four spacers joined with a twist. Another version joins over a wider cuff.
They’re from Massachusetts’ Kathleen de Quince Anderson and she sells some of her polymer creations at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. See her signature heart box and most current works on Instagram.
