Africae Bangles

Twisted and hammered, no two handmade copper trade bangles are completely identical. Each has its own unique marks of time and touch … the beauty of artisanal imperfection.

Mined and Designed in Africa

From the woven grass designs of herd boys to the braided hairstyles of Old Africa, our copper bangles are inspired by hundreds of years of custom and culture.

Our bangles are made with pure Southern African copper.

Every bangle that we make is hand beaten on an old length of African railway track (our anvils are fashioned from scrapped lengths of railway line repurposed for function – an old African tradition.

Since 1998, our bangles have been available in a number of airports, game reserves, and national parks throughout southeast Africa. We have trading posts in some of the wildest places.

Want a bit of Africa on your arm?

100% Secure Online Payments

Online payments are secured by Payfast (Visa, Mastercard, Instant EFT, Debit Card, Masterpass, SnapScan, and more). When making a purchase, you will be redirected to Payfast’s secure payment page where you will be able to select your preferred payment method. If you’d prefer to make payment via Manual EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer), direct Bank Deposit details are available on checkout. Please note that Manual EFT payments via internet banking can take up to three days longer to clear than do payments through Payfast. Orders are shipped after payments have cleared in our account.

All prices are in ZAR (South African Rand). For international customers, kindly note that the currency will reflect in ZAR on checkout, the bank will do the conversion on your behalf, and this will also reflect on your statement.

For South African customers who would prefer to pay with cash, we offer Mukuru Pay (through Payfast). During the checkout process, customers will be prompted to enter their mobile number. A unique Mukuru payment code will be displayed which customers can save to their device or have sent to themselves via sms or email. This code can then be taken to any Mukuru outlet and customers can pay for their online purchase in cash. After the payment has been completed the order will be processed.

Traded in the ‘Deepest Darkest Wildest’ Places

We ship internationally

We are currently shipping to Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Guatamala, Ireland, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Swaziland (Eswatini), Tanzania, Uganda, United States (US), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

If you are outside of these countries, please contact us and we will make a plan to get some copper onto your arm.

Within South Africa, shipping options include The Courier Guy door to door (main cities and towns at a flat rate of R110), PostNet to Postnet (R110), Paxi counter to counter (R100), and Pudo locker to locker (R100).

We ship to some wild places. Have you been on an African safari? Did you have a great trip and meet some incredible people? Do you want to send a bangle to your guide or to a game ranger as a token of your appreciation? We can make that happen.

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