Ward Nike x NBNW a dark centre

a dark centre

modern-day take on the Parandi

The hoop coils

Only opportunities to reflect the private maps we draw for ourselves through expressions

“Aunty” can be a loaded term — but we wear it with love

Ward Nike x NBNW a dark centreWard is a coiled cobra earring that rises from the ear, its hood open and gaze turned to the side. From its body falls a long, spine like tail, echoing the movement of the wearer and ending in a deep crimson bead a nazar battu placed to ward off the gaze. A cobra spreads its hood when threatened, raising itself and widening its form as a warning before the strike. Here, this instinct becomes ornament. Made to ward off the gaze. Sold as a pair