Kuchi Belt from The Fair Trade Store (Flavours of Life) in New London, CT

Check it out - ooooh, shiny! I got it from Flavours of Life, the fair trade store in New London, CT.



This gorgeous kuchi (Pashtun) belt was made by Afghani refugees in Pakistan. I've been looking for this type of jewelry with this sort of high quality for a long time, pretty much ever since I got the necklace in the center of this photo back in 2002 at the Harvard Peabody Museum.

Look for the belt in future photoshoots and maybe in more 'authentic' feeling henna booth setups.

And, importantly, at Raqs Gothique!