Paiche Fish Scales Butterfly 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 butterfly. Two design choices are available, one featuring huayruru bead accents, prized in Peru for bringing good luck to the wearer, and the other with white accent beads only.
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.
Models ARE10401 and EA224a/ARE104xx
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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