SHIPIBA RAINSTICK FAIR -TRADE ORNAMENT - MADE BY PERUVIAN AMAZON ARTISAN
This unique fair-trade ornament is a mini-rainstick painted with a Shipiba native pattern. It will look great hanging on your Christmas tree, rear-view mirror or adding a colorful touch to another part of your home. These ornaments are handmade by Peruvian Amazon artisan with balsa wood and chambira palm fiber. Tipping it over creates a short burst of the sound of falling rain. The sale of these ornaments supports forest conservation and helps meet local needs in traditional communities in Peru. This ornament was made by an artisan from the city of Iquitos - the main cross-road of the Amazon River in Peru. Each ornament comes with a tag listing the name and village of the artisan who made it and the plants used to make it.
Model: ORBA07D
Support native artisans & rainforest in the Amazon
Amazon forest loss is driving species to extinction, aggravating global warming, and robbing people of unique medicines, foods and other benefits. Cutting and burning forests is often more profitable than conserving them, so some native communities in northern Peru have illegally logged and grown coca and other cash-crops to escape poverty.
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