ORANGE-CHEEKED PARROT - woven bird ornament - handmade by a Peruvian Amazon artisan

This unique fair-trade ornament represents the orange cheeked parrot. It will look great hanging on your Christmas tree, rear-view mirror or adding a colorful touch to another part of your home. This ornament was woven with chambira palm fiber by a native Amazon artisan.

The sale of these ornaments supports forest conservation and helps meet local needs in traditional communities in Peru. These parrots were made artisans from the campesino village of San Francisco on the Maranon River and Bora artisans from Brillo Nuevo on the Ampiyacu River.

Each ornament comes with a tag listing the name and home of the artisan who made it and the plants used to make it. 

Please remember that each ornament was hand-made so the exact design of the craft vares from the photo shown for this model

Model: ORB042