SNOWY EGRET FAIR-TRADE CHRISTMAS TREE BIRD ORNAMENT - WOVEN BY PERUVIAN AMAZON ARTISAN

These unique fair-trade ornament represents snowy egret - the common white long-legged bird found near marshes and other water bodies in the Amazon and North America. We also have a few ornaments of the wattled jacana - another common water bird called the "tuqui tuqui" in Peru for its distinctive call.

These ornaments were 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 bird ornaments were made artisans from villages on the Maranon 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 ornament was hand-made so the exact design of the craft may vary from the photo shown for this model.

Model: ORB100 (snowy egret); ORB031 (wattled jacana)