Fair-trade Hand-made Hat band - Purple and black chevron pattern - HB15A
This unique fair-trade Amazon Hat Band was hand-made by a native artisan from the Ampiyacu region of the Peruvian Amazon. This hat band is stylish and sturdy. It is woven from one-inch wide chambira palm fiber. that is 24.5 inches long with 2 inches of chord on both ends so it can be tied around most hats. This band will add a distinct look to any straw, felt or leather hat with a full brim. It can also double as a head band.
This unique model was designed by a veteran artisan from the Bora native community Brillo Nuevo on the Yaguasyacu River. Each strap comes with a tag listing the artisan's name and community and the plants they used to make it.
Model: HB15A
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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