The Piece
A wonderfully groovy relic of the film-camera era: a woven camera strap with a jacquard band in a bold Aztec-diamond pattern of forest green, mustard gold, and black. Both ends are finished with aged black leather tabs and small swivel clips sized for a camera's lugs, and it comes with its slender original leather wrist lace as well. The webbing has faded softly, the leather has gone supple, and the hardware wears a gentle tarnish — the honest patina of a strap that carried a well-loved camera through a decade of road trips and rolls of Kodachrome.
History & Provenance
In the 1970s, the woven "hippie" strap crossed over from the folk-music world to the camera bag, dressing the era's beloved 35mm SLRs — the Nikons, Canons, Pentaxes, and Minoltas that documented the decade — in colorful jacquard bands. It was the perfect accessory for a generation that took its cameras everywhere: durable, comfortable across the neck, and unmistakably of its moment. Genuine vintage examples like this, complete with leather ends and wrist lace, are a small, wearable piece of photographic history.
Product Details
| Object | Woven camera strap with wrist lace |
| Pattern | Aztec-diamond jacquard weave — green, gold, black |
| Ends | Aged black leather tabs; small swivel clips (camera-lug size); original leather wrist lace |
| Era | Circa 1970s |
| Material | Woven textile webbing, leather, metal hardware |
| Condition | Honest vintage wear and patina throughout; sound and usable. Condition Guaranteed. |
| Availability | One of a Kind — 1 Available |
Why It Belongs in Your Home
For the film-camera shooter who wants their gear to look as soulful as it feels, or the collector styling a shelf of vintage cameras. Clip it onto a 35mm SLR and it instantly warms the whole rig with '70s character; pair it with a vintage camera on display and the two tell a story together. A genuine, usable artifact from the age when photography went everywhere. wrist lace and strong pattern help).
