Who We Are

We are an African bangle business that still makes copper trade bangles the time-honoured, traditional way.

For more that 20 years, we have been making the best handmade copper trade bangles in Africa south of the Sahara.

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.

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

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

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

What We Do

Using copper sourced from mines in South Africa, we draw, twist, braid, hammer, and shape trade bangles in much the same way as metalsmiths did in the olden days.

We have a number of different designs, assorted into our Sofala, Mbizi, Mbada, Mvumba, and Tsinde trade collections.

Mined and designed in Africa, our handmade copper trade bangles are proudly worn on arms throughout the world.