Kasapa Handmade African Wood Pendant Necklace Samart Takham Thai artisan Napapat designs this

Thai artisan Napapat designs this bracelet with techniques that the Yao women normally only teach their daughters

and my father taught me everything he knew

featuring the sun's cut-out lips and eye

crafted of ceramic to feature hand-painted floral designs over a black body

Fashioning petals of lapis lazuli

Kasapa Handmade African Wood Pendant Necklace Samart Takham Thai artisan Napapat designs thisDepicted vertically, the image on this pendant symbolizes closed lips. 'Though lips are meant for talking, speech must be seasoned,' believes Ralph Ashong making reference to the Akan saying Kasapa, (seasoned speech). The image is colored with a clay solution creating an admirable effect on a hand carved teak wood pendant that hangs from an adjustable leather cord. materials: Teak wood and leather Hand crafted item color, size and or motif may vary