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strange fruit- cherries- swarovski berries and molded copper leaves fascinator
$69.00
made to order. please allow a few days for production.
this new collection is an offshoot of the noir collection- jeweled fascinators shaped like fruits or berries in this case.
three sets of handformed copper leaves, hammered wire stems and berries made of czech glass rounds and swarovski crystals- edging an abstract mound of berries in czech glass and faceted crystal. wire-wrapped securely to a dark brown barrette. available in red, black and golden.
4" diameter. barrette is 2"
handmade (for a one of kind lady) by anna bronwyn, pulp tart jewelry.
"strange fruit" is a poem written by abel meeropol that was made famous in song form by billie holiday. the poem is a condemnation of racist violence- specifically the lynching of african americans- and the chillingly dark lyrics are cradled gently, are even made beautiful, by holiday's wounded vocal. it is a song that never fails to move me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange_Fruit
http://www.strangefruit.org
as an expression of my gratitude for this song, 15% of all strange fruit fascinator sales will be donated to the us human rights network (http://www.ushrnetwork.org/about_us).
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