Fair trade tagua & beaded pendant necklace.

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Beaded Tagua Pendant

Was:

~~$32.00~~

Your Price:

$15.00 (You save $17.00)

Country:

Guatemala

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Product Description

You'll be hard-pressed to find a more singularly exquisite piece of jewelry. The pendant is carved from a tagua nut, also known as "vegetable ivory" because its look and feel is so similar to elephant ivory. Tagua nuts come from tall palm trees in the Ecuadorian rainforests, an eco-friendly material that requires little energy to process and promotes forest growth.

Mayan Indian women pair the pendant with Czech fire-polished crystals and Japanese square beads.

The single strand seed bead necklace measures 17" and is completed with a macrame hoop and a beaded toggle clasp. Pendant drops down approximately 3". No two pieces are the same. Because the pendant is carved from a nut, it may contain natural markings and small cracks which do not affect the integrity of the piece.

Artist's Story:

The Mayan women who make this beautiful jewelry can spend anywhere from an hour to nearly two days to complete the meticulous beadwork that goes into each individual piece of jewelry. The artisans are paid fair wages and work in a safe and clean environment. Many of the women, who live in the highlands of Guatemala, work at home so they can care for their children while earning an income to support them. Dunitz & Company, a leading fair trade supplier who works with these artisans, donates to child education and lunch programs, mother-infant care, a hospital and a free library.