Traditional Maroon Crafts

Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer booth display
Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer receiving award at Caribbean Gift & Craft Show in Curacao

I am also the Cultural Ambassador for the Windward Maroons, and I am a craft producer specializing in traditional Maroon crafts.

  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer Nanny doll
    Traditional Maroon “Nanny” doll handcrafted with all natural materials – kakoon seeds, horse eye seeds, karato fiber, Mahoe bark, lily beads, bamboo
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer tie and dye
    Brilliantly colored tie and dye fabrics make an eye-pleasing backdrop to just about anything – in this case a carved calabash bag
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer hair clips
    Handmade hair clips in a variety of designs and materials – bamboo, coconut shell, and calabash (L-R)
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer handmade paper lantern fern fronds
    Natural light streaming through the shade on handmade khus khus grass paper lantern reveals the embedded fern fronds
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer calabash shakers coconut strainer basket
    Calabash shakers on display at the Caribbean Gift & Craft Show – Curacao, September 2007
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer calabash bags
    Carved calabash bags – both beautiful and functional – on display at Reggae Sumfest (July 2012)
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer coconut baskets
    Ivelyn’s traditional Maroon baskets – made from hogmeat string and coconut strainer – on display in Toronto Canada (October 2008)
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional Maroon craft producer handmade paper lantern bamboo leaves
    Handmade paper lanterns look beautiful when illuminated and can either sit on a flat surface or be suspended
  • Ivelyn Harris traditional maroon craft producer baby with calabash shakers
    Calabash shakers – always a hit with folks big and small!