Handmade Chambira Shoulder Bag with Green and Black stripes made in the Peruvian Amazon

Sale price$30.00

This boho style shoulder bag was hand-woven by a Huitoto native artisan from the Ampiyacu region of the Peruvian Amazon with natural and durable chambira palm fiber.  This bag will be great to take your tablet to a coffee shop, pick up some things at the farmer's market or bring some essentials to beach.  It has a stiff bottom to give it extra strength. This simple and elegant pattern features natural ivory chambira with forest green and black stripes with a crochet knit design stitch.  

The bag measures 12 x 10.5 inches with a comfortably long 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: BG301

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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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