These brightly embroidered mirror belts are hand made by tribal Banjara women in Northern India (Rajasthan). The mirrorwork, called "shisha" stitch, is made in the traditional way by glass craftsman who blow hot mirrored glass spheres that are then broken and snipped into small workable pieces. Once the embroiderers get the mirror pieces the creativity begins, many bright colors are chosen and the placement of mirrors can change from piece to piece. These mirror bands were originally made to be worn as a type of "veil weight" or headband. Recently they have had ties (10”-12”) added so they can be used as belts. Use them to embellish costume pieces for Tribal Style Bellydance, wear with jeans or for home décor, the possibilities are endless.

SIZE of EMBROIDERY: 25" x 4"

Pictures show the piece folded in half so you can see the front and back hand-work in one picture. Mirrors may be cracked or missing from authentic tribal use.