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The beauty of the Native American Southwest comes to life on this Native American style custom handmade guitar strap. The guitar strap is comprised of a remarkably detailed Native American beading pattern print cotton. The beading pattern representation is a classic diamond image surrounded by arrow tip X's, and triangles with alternating bead line stripes punctuated with smaller geometric images typical of Native American bead patterns. The colors include dark and light red, dark and light gray, dark and light brown, black, and white. The back lining of the guitar strap is shimmering, thick, brown Duchess satin and the leather tabs are brown suede leather. This is an absolutely beautiful guitar strap that you will be proud to wear.

There is something unmistakable about Native American beading, especially the patterns of Southwest Native American tribes. Folk art reflects the environment in which it is created and the vast expanses of desert, the sharp edges of rising plateaus, the ridges and gullies of arroyos, all combined with the many colors of the strata and substrata of the chiseled earth, give Southwest Native American artwork its distinct style. That style has been accurately and respectfully replicated in this guitar strap.

My guitar straps are amazingly comfortable. The 3 inch width allows for weight distribution over 50% more area than conventional guitar straps and even solid body bass players have commented on how comfortable my guitar straps are. Further, because there are 3 bottom layers of fabric between your shoulder and the polypropylene foundation, there is a soft cushion to help further distribute the weight of your guitar without holding the body heat that standard lambs wool shoulder pads retain, so your strap is soft, cool, and comfortable. No more aching neck or shoulder and no more pressure points.

There are few things more gratifying to me than finding a beautiful fabric that presents unusual imagery. While I could create this beaded guitar strap by hand, it would be very expensive and put it out of reach of many of my patrons. To have found this fabric and make an affordable yet unique guitar strap with it was just enormously satisfying to me.

Please note: I am not a Native American and this guitar strap is not a Native American artifact.

polypropylene strap material, earth tone Native American style bead print cotton, brown Duchess satin, brown suede leather, heavy waxed leather sewing thread, commercial strength tanner glue

SPECIAL DISCOUNTS - If you create an Artfire Patron account, you will see my special discounted prices for Artfire patrons. If you leave a comment and share one of my guitar straps on Facebook using the Comment and Share button, you will also unlock an additional discount.

CONSTRUCTION - The guitar strap foundation is 3 inch wide (7.62 centimeters) and 6 foot long (1.83 meters) 2000-pound test commercial grade polypropylene strap material. The strap adjusts from a maximum length of 6 feet (1.83 meters) to a minimum length of 39 inches (.99 meters).

LEATHER TABS - The leather tabs are comprised of a 3 inch by 8 inch section of top quality leather, folded over a commercial grade plastic anchor bar and trimmed to shape. The two sides of the leather are then glued with commercial strength tanner glue and double whip stitched with heavy waxed leather sewing thread designed specifically for stitching leather. The button hole is hand punched and cut to precisely fit a standard 12mm guitar pin.

VEGAN OPTION - You may purchase this guitar strap as a vegan guitar strap for an additional $10.00. If you would like to buy this strap with vegan tabs, please let me know. I will invoice you separately for this. Also, please allow an additional one-day delivery delay for this modification.

If you have any questions about this or any of my straps, please contact me by email at coolstraps@gmail.com or by phone at 813-949-9269. I hope you enjoy browsing my studio and the other lovely studios on Artfire. Thanks!