Handmade Chambira Shoulder Bag from Peru with black, and orange native figures
These elegant shoulder bags made were handmade by a Huitoto native artisan from the Ampiyacu region of the Peruvian Amazon with sturdy chambira palm fiber. Each bag has a black background with stunning orange figures representing native patterns from the Ampiyacu region.
Take your laptop to a coffee shop or a host of your essentials in this sturdy and attractive bag. Each bag was made with a tight knot weave and measures 9.75 x 9.5 inches with a comfortably long shoulder strap.
A tag lists the artisan's name and community and the plants they used to make it. Please note that each handmade bag may vary from the photo shown.
Model: BG344
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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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