Orchid Earrings
Orchid Earrings
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SKU: SKU: SK-123696
Made from carved horn, these beautifully ornate orchid earrings prove that something can bloom from something hard. Tam, 24 years old, grew up in Van Phu, Thuong Tin, where the people do not have many traditional craft skills. Most people grow rice or have to leave their family to go to a big city to get a job. Tam did not want to leave her small children for factory work and was blessed to meet Au Lac, who taught her how to make horn jewelry. She and the women in her artisan group love their jobs and are happy to put beauty into the world.
- Horn
- French hook
- 2.5" H x 1.5" W (6 x 3.8 cm)
- Handmade in & fairly traded in Vietnam
Artisan Information
Artisan Information
Au Lac Designs is a fair trade organization in Vietnam that helps traditional craft producers develop their small businesses and create sustainable development for the rural poor. They have worked with craft producers for over ten years in a development capacity, building their experience in exporting to international markets and their understanding of international market demands design, quality control and production management - all the while ensuring business training and fair trade principles are implemented. Au Lac Designs is a fair trade business to business company that provides the best quality Vietnamese products to the international marketplace.
Au Lac works with many craft communities in Vietnam producing jewelry made of horn, bags and clothing made of silk or recycled materials, ceramic pieces, carved wood items, and many more. Their buffalo horn jewelry is made by hand, and is a process where first the material is heated, flattened, carved, sanded, polished, and then is crafted into cuffs, earrings, and necklaces. All horn items are made out of the buffalo’s by-products, therefore it is not harmed in any way. Following a tradition where all animal parts are used after death, nothing goes to waste.
Supplier Information
Supplier Information
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Shipping
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Returns
Returns
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