SLOTH BALSA WOOD FAIR -TRADE ORNAMENT - CARVED BY PERUVIAN AMAZON ARTISAN
This unique fair-trade ornament represents the sloth. It will look great hanging on your Christmas tree, rear-view mirror or adding a playful touch to another part of your home. This ornament ar was carved by hand from balsa wood by a native Amazon artisan. The sale of these ornaments supports forest conservation and helps meet local needs in traditional communities in Peru. These sloths were made by Bora artisans from the village of Brillo Nuevo on the Ampiyacu River as well as artisans from the city of Iquitos. Each ornament comes with a tag listing the name and home of the artisan who made it and the plants used to make it.
MODEL: ORBM023
Also see: Sloth Calabash Ornament and Rattle and Sloth Woven Chambira Ornament
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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