Handmade Chambira Shoulder Bag from Peru with black, yellow and maroon stripes
These elegant shoulder bags made were handmade by a Huitoto native artisan from the Ampiyacu region of the Peruvian Amazon with sturdy chambira palm fiber. Each bag has a unique design of black, yellow and/or maroon stripes made with natural plant dyes.
Take your laptop to a coffee shop, shop in a outdoor market or tote your towel, good book and suntan lotion to the beach in these lightweight, easy to wear, multipurpose bags. Each bag was made with a tight knot weave and measures about 12 x 11 inches with a comfortably long shoulder strap.
A tag lists the artisan's name and community and the plants they used to make it. Please note that each handmade bag may vary from the photo shown.
Model: BG328, BG333, BG335
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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