Description
HAND-CRAFTED IN TAIWAN
Handmade classical European style inspired ruffle bag with pearls and Paiwan tribal patterns. Includes thick durable upholstery style fabric, adjustable shoulder strap, and an add-on purse handle for various occasion.
It is common for Paiwan tribe to use various diamond and triangular shaped pattern in their crafts and tattoo to represent the Hundred Pacer Snake, venerated by Paiwan tribe as the creator god when the Sun came to Earth to lay two eggs. It was the snake that incubated the eggs which turned into the first humans in their creation myth.
ARTIST
Known as “Ljavaus Handmade”, the artist took her ethnic indigenous surname as part of her brand name. With every individual comes a different perspective of beauty. Lajavaus’s brand represents “hope”, an unspoken message that aims to “inspire everyone to have the courage to try experience the different beautiful things in the world, and through this brave act of exploring the perspectives of beauty, one may hopefully discover one’s own confidence in the process”.
Ljavaus’s diverse creations include earrings, purses, bags, guitar bands, and hairpieces. She often applies the color, green, yellow, orange, and dangling silver pieces like chains and bells in her work to represent the colorful but rustic style common in the Paiwan tribe’s traditional cultural costumes. Ljavaus represents the indigenous Paiwan tribe living in Pingtung, southeast of Taiwan.
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MATERIALS
Velvet upholstery exterior / Denim fabric pocket interior / Ribbed velvet fabric bag interior / Pearls / Loose weave mesh ruffle / Magnetic brass button snap / Brass hook and ring / Zipper
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