Paiche Fish Scales Crescent Moon Earrings
Carved from the scales of the large, iconic Paiche Fish of the Peruvian Amazon, these unique earrings will truly connect you with the Amazon River. The base patterns of these models is a crescent moon, adorned with a bead made from bamboo or an achira (black) or small huayruru (orange and black) seed. Some models have a curvy silver wire design, some have quill dangles. Each pair features a synthetic turquoise dot in the middle and white and dark brown quills with flattened silver wire diamond dangles. One model has circular paiche dangles.
These earrings are made by expert artisans from Iquitos who have worked with the Center for Amazon Community Ecology for ten years. The French hooks are made with non-allergenic material.
Please remember that these handmade crafts may vary from the photos shown.
Model: ARE102011, 10203, 10202 (Also Anaconda Association)
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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