African Guitar Strap Mandinka Shield Yellow and Brown Hand Embroidered

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Product Description

Capturing the vibrancy and color of the Mandinka culture, this custom hand embroidered guitar strap shows an iconic Mandinka shield on yellow burlap, underlined with yellow cotton, and hand embroidered in black and rust colored yarn. The combination of yarn on burlap gives the strap a rustic and rough-hewn authenticity. The back lining of the strap is rust colored crushed crepe satin. The leather tabs are brown premium suede leather.

The Mandinka people live primarily in the Gambia-Senegal region of West Africa. Mandinka arts and crafts are very colorful, with a special emphasis on yellow and red. I came upon this Mandinka shield during a museum tour and have tried to faithfully replicate it with respect and appreciation for Mandinka culture. I hope you like it.

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 lamb's wool shoulder pads retain, so your strap is soft, cool, and comfortable. No more aching neck or shoulder and no more pressure points.

Inspiration/Story Behind This Product

This guitar strap is the fifth in a series of 10 African shield custom embroidered guitar straps. I hope you like it!

Materials Used

polypropylene strap material, yellow burlap, yellow cotton, rust colored yarn, black yarn, rust colored crushed crepe satin, brown suede leather, heavy waxed leather sewing thread, commercial strength tanner's glue

More Info

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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!

This Product Ships To The Following Locations: United States
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Additional Items: $5.00

All Other Countries
First Item: $12.00
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