Vintage - Fair Trade Basket - Handmade by Peruvian Amazon artisan
These baskets were made with chambira palm fibers by veteran artisans from the town of Jenaro Herrera on the Ucayali River. They could hang on your wall or serve as funky place to put your mail or special knick-knacks.
- Fair Trade product supporting artisans native to the Amazon rainforest
- Woven from natural chambira palm fibers
- Several dyes used, including natural plant dyes
- Convenient hanging loop on back
- Your purchase helps meet local needs in tradition rainforest communities
Your basket will come with a tag bearing the name of the artisan who created it.
These baskets were handmade by different artisans so the exact design may vary from the photo shown for this model.
Model: WB090; WB091
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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