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Jewelry · Beadwork
Karibu Craft Co.
📍 Mombasa, Kenya
Karibu Craft Co. is a women-led cooperative of fourteen beaders based in the Mishomoroni neighborhood of Mombasa. Founded in 2011 by Amina Hassan and her sister Fatuma, the cooperative was built on a principle as simple as it was radical: that exceptional craft deserves exceptional compensation.
The beadwork they produce draws from Maasai tradition but evolves it — using trade beads sourced from generations-old suppliers in Mombasa's old town, strung in patterns that encode stories rather than simply decorate. Each piece takes between one and four days to make.
The beadwork they produce draws from Maasai tradition but evolves it — using trade beads sourced from generations-old suppliers in Mombasa's old town, strung in patterns that encode stories rather than simply decorate. Each piece takes between one and four days to make.
"We are not making jewelry. We are making records. Every pattern I thread holds something — a blessing, a name, a moment. The bead remembers what the tongue forgets."
Amina Hassan, Co-founder · Karibu Craft Co.Specialties
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