Multi-colored crochet Chambira Palm Fiber Striped Shoulder Bag made in the Peruvian Amazon
These boho style shoulder bags are made with durable chambira palm fiber with stripes colored with natural earth tone plant dyes. These small bags are great to take your essentials to a coffee shop, market or the beach. They were hand-woven in the crochet style by a Huitoto native artisan from the Ampiyacu River region of the Peruvian Amazon The bags average 10 x 9 inches with a comfortable 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: BG334
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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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