PEREGRINE FALCON BIRD - FAIR-TRADE CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT - WOVEN BY PERUVIAN AMAZON ARTISAN
These unique fair-trade ornament represents the peregrine falcon. It is the fastest animal in the world when it dives toward a prey animal. It is also highly migratory by traveling from the artic to the tropics during different seasons. This bird will look great hanging on your Christmas tree, rear-view mirror or adding a colorful touch to another part of your home. Displaying this unique craft will remind people about the importance of protecting tropical forests which host this and thousands of other unique kinds of wildlife.
The sale of these ornaments supports forest conservation and helps meet local needs in traditional communities in Peru. This craft was woven by artisans from the village San Francisco on the Maranon River with natural chambira palm fiber.
Please remember that each ornament was hand-made so the exact design of the craft may vary from the photo. This model comes in two sizes.
Model: ORB083
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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