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We offer a wide selection of items in our store so come in and check us out, but in the meantime, here's a teaser offering of some of our customers' favorite items. If you see something you just have to have, please call, email, or click on the add to cart button for the Paypal shopping cart. We accept major credit cards through our paypal shopping cart, or, if you prefer, call me at the toll free number listed at the bottom of each page and I'll be happy to process your order over the phone. Enjoy the browsing! Changing LINKS |
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(Item #750) |
This beautiful Huapile quilt is a
one-of-a-kind piece, guaranteed to set any room apart. Each
section is handloomed and embroidered by one of the women in the
Chumac Coop in Chichicastenenga, Guatemala. A huapile is the
traditional dress worn by the women of the village. Just as
the Shaker people recycled material from old clothing to create
stunning quilts, these quilts are made from the recycled
clothing of the women. These quilts were recently featured in
the Mayan exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art. |
Price: $250.00 & FREE SHIPPING |
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Our Lady
of Guadalupe Bamboo Curtain |
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Price: $60.00 + 15.00 shipping (domestic only, international orders will cost more to ship, once your order is placed I will contact you with any additional shipping charges.) |
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(Item #640) |
JEDANDO MODERN HANDICRAFTS in
Machakos, Kenya coordinates the crafting of these fabulous
pieces by bringing the skills of local wood carvers and painters
together. Each animal is carved of mahogany wood by
hand using only rudimentary tools then
painted. FROM THE ENDS OF THE EARTH &
JEDANDO MODERN HANDICRAFTS adhere to the principles of fair
trade. By purchasing a fair trade product you are directly
supporting the artisans and their families and their right to
earn a fair, sustainable wage for extraordinary work. |
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Yoruba (Yorba, Yorouba), Nigeria, Benin and Togo |
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(Item #637) |
The wide variety in bead type, size, style, and technique reflects
the range of cultures that produce beadwork across the Yorubaland.
Bright colors add to their ritual significance and
visual appeal, each color (or combination of colors) is
associated with a different empowering god (orisha). Yoruba
beadwork is undertaken for royal commissions and appears on crowns,
tunics, shoes, king’s emblems, like this one, staffs and other
objects. Birds allude to the mysterious power of elderly women,
power of medicine, divination, and witchcraft. The image on the top
and on the bottom is the face of Oduduwa, the legendary first
Yoruba ruler to whom all Yoruba kings must trace their ancestry to
entitle them to wear beaded crowns. The beads king’s emblems are
sometimes given to foreign dignitaries as a welcoming
gift. |
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(ITEM #251) |
Mudcloth, or bogolan in the local language, is a unique
African textile; the making of this cotton fabric is a home-grown
handicraft, and the finished mudcloths are an authentic traditional
art form. To make mudcloth, cotton is planted and
harvested, cotton fiber is collected and hand-spun into
thread, thread is woven into strips of cloth on traditional
looms, strips are sewn into large panels, panels are dyed
by soaking in concoctions of leaves and bark, and patterns of
clay-rich mud are applied with sticks and brushes; one application
and one dye-bath are required for each successive shade of
color.
Each piece of mudcloth is entirely hand-made and unique, there are
no exact duplicates, even when the same pattern is replicated by
the same artisan. |
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Don't be an average Joe or Jill in bed. Sleep like a
Maharaj with a stunning handmade and embroidered bedcover
from southern India. If you prefer, cuddle up in one of
our handmade quilts from Guatemala, Thailand, or
Mexico and you'll never want to get out of bed. Click
the link to see just how stylish being under covers can be. |
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Price: $50.00 - $350.00 |
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