Large hand beaded African Elelphant. This wire and glass bead Elephant has been hand crafted by a talented artisan from South Africa. Each animal in our Safari Collection has been carefully designed to offer you the very best in contemporary African bead work.
Using wire, tin, beads and metal as their medium, these talented artists are able to shape and create anything from tiny beaded items to giant wire sculptures, all imbued with the spirit of Africa and her people. Streetwires is a community upliftment project where they design, make and market the very best contemporary African wire and bead craft art, blending contemporary design with traditional craft skills to the benefit of everyone involved. Started in 2000 with two artists and two marketing coordinators, Streetwires currently provides the skills training and support necessary to enable over 120 formerly unemployed men and women to channel their natural creative energies into this vibrant art form.
