The jeweler behind 'Black Panther 2' reveals one last Easter egg you might've missed
"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" received five Academy Award nominations last month, including one for costume designer Ruth Carter and her team, which includes Douriean Fletcher, a jeweler who created the metalwork seen on the Dora Milaje as well as signature pieces that adorn Oscar nominee Angela Bassett's Queen Ramonda and other members of the cast.
One piece in particular plays a major role in the movie: the bracelet that Namor (Tenoch Huerta), from the undersea nation of Talokan, gives to Shuri (Letitia Wright), which eventually helps restore the powers of the Black Panther.
After "Wakanda Forever" debuted in theaters last fall, the work on the film stayed with Fletcher; the research and expert interviews on Mayan culture and relics she conducted for the project even fueled a trip to Belize, where she
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