Leaf Earring
Açaí seeds
The gold of the Cerrado · handmade
Nature, made jewel.
Handmade bio-jewellery crafted from seeds, natural fibres and the rare golden grass of Jalapão — each piece a living story from Brazil.
Handmade
Every piece is one of a kind, shaped by hand — never mass-produced.
Natural materials
Seeds, fibres and golden grass from the Cerrado — beauty that comes from the land.
Income that stays
Supporting artisans and traditional communities across Brazil.
Sustainable
Mindful harvesting, at the right time, without harming nature.
The story · from field to jewel
From the Cerrado to the jewel.
Golden grass is a rare everlasting flower that grows only in Jalapão, in Tocantins. Follow its journey — from the field to the hands that turn it into a jewel.
Step 1 of 5: Born in the heart of Jalapão
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- 01 — Jalapão · TO
Born in the heart of Jalapão
In the Cerrado of Tocantins, among wetlands and fierce sun, grows the everlasting flower Syngonanthus nitens — which the Mumbuca community, in Mateiros, calls gold.
- 02 — 20 Sep – 20 Nov
Harvested at the right time
Harvesting is only allowed once the seeds have ripened, within a short window. It's the rule that keeps the field alive — and honours the Cerrado.
- 03 — No dye
The shine is 100% natural
No chemistry. As it dries in the sun, the grass reveals the living gold that gives it its name. The colour is a gift from the plant itself.
- 04 — Quilombola heritage
Hand-sewn with buriti
Thread by thread, the stalks are sewn with buriti fibre — a quilombola heritage technique, passed down through generations in the hands of Mateiros.
- 05 — GI since 2011
It becomes a Moikato jewel
By law, it only leaves the region as a finished piece — never the raw material. Every Moikato carries a Geographical Indication and a living story from Brazil.
Who makes it
Made by Brazilian hands
Every piece is born in the quilombola communities of Mumbuca, in Mateiros — where the craft of sewing golden grass with buriti fibre is passed down through generations.
Moikato brings this work closer to you, honouring the origin of its materials and the hands that turn them into art.
— Samuel Moikato, founder
Collection
Pieces that tell stories
A handmade selection, piece by piece. Every jewel carries the texture and the time of artisanal work.
Sustainability & process
From the Cerrado to your hands
We work in small batches and one-of-a-kind pieces, valuing the provenance of our materials and the work of artisans and traditional communities. Beauty that generates income and respects nature.
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Mindful harvesting
Materials gathered at the right time, respecting nature's cycles and the rules of each biome.
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Artisanal preparation
Seeds and fibres are dried and hand-selected, piece by piece.
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Made by hand
Every jewel is designed and assembled by hand — no two are exactly alike.
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Provenance
You receive a piece with a story, an origin and the care of those who made it.