Thick carved leather wristband

Description

Artisan leather wristband, hand painted and carvings of a sun, a lizard and Canarian pintaderas. Hand-crafted by Flypart hecho a mano. Pintaderas are geometric shapes, used for decoration or identification purposes of a person or family. The pintaderas come from pre-Hispanic times and were used by natives as a form of stamp. They can be found all over the Canary Islands and there is only a limited number of designs that always repeat themselves, making them a magical and intricate part of the island’s history.