DOWNY WOODPECKER BIRD WOVEN ORNAMENT - HANDMADE BY PERUVIAN AMAZON ARTISAN
These unique fair-trade ornament represents the small downy woodpecker which feeds on insects in the woods and is a frequent visitor to backyard bird feeders for seeds and suet.
This ornament 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 woodpeckers were made artisans from the villages of San Francisco on the Maranon River and 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 craft was handmade so its exact design may vary from the photo shown of this model.
Model: ORB111
Also see: Woodpecker calabash rattle ornament
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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