A new OF branded product!

We were contacted by a company who had just been commissioned to make a belt for OF Sam Bigden (R98-12).  The belt is made of beads and the colours are based on the OF tie.

The company are the only source of employment for an incredible group of Maasai women.  They inhabit the African Great Lakes region and are pastoralists who are famous for their fearsome reputations as warriors and cattle-rustlers. Every Maasai woman learns the jewellery making craft and traditionally Maasai women set aside time every day to meet and work on beaded jewellery which includes colourful necklaces, belts, bracelets, and pendants.

Today, beading serves as a major source of income for the Maasai people who struggle to maintain their way of life in a constantly changing Africa. These belts are made in Kenya and sourced from groups of Maasai ladies.

You can see the OF belt by clicking here.

Sam says “I was looking for this style of belt, noticed they had society belts and then asked whether they could do Fram colours as I thought it could work well – which they were happy to accommodate.  It’s come out well.”