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Hand-Crafted Long Appetizer Spoons made of Olive Wood-Set of 3- Kenya-Fair Trade

Name: Hand-Crafted Long Appetizer Spoons made of Olive Wood-Set of 3- Kenya-Fair Trade
Brand: Global Crafts
SKU: KWF014-S3-DS
Price: 26.99 USD
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Handmade by artisans in Kenya using traditional carving methods passed down through the generations, these long olive wood spoons are perfect for stirring a tall glass of iced tea or for mixing your favorite cocktail.

Product Features:

Set of 3
Measures 8.5 to 9 inches in length by 1 to 1.5 inches wide; 1/2 inch deep scoop. Sizes will vary slightly due to the hand-carved nature of each piece.
Hand wash and air dry
Socially responsible goods that is empowering to consumers to purchase according to their values and help alleviate poverty. Fair trade is so much more than a product assortment. It's about safe workplaces, fair wages + community investment for factory employees.
Made from sustainably sourced wood.

About the Artisans

Working with more than 100 individual carvers in Machakos, Kenya, Jedando Modern Handicrafts markets African handicrafts primarily made of wood and bone worldwide. Carving is a tradition in Kenya with the children learning the craft from their parents. Carved by hand using only rudimentary hand tools, olive wood bowls, salad serving sets, and animal-shaped napkin rings take shape from pieces of olive wood, mahogany, and mpingo, or "African Ebony."
An integral part of the organization's function is to educate the craftspeople on the need for reforestation to enable the products to be available for years to come and offer a sustainable income for generations. While wood carving provides the major income for many in the Machakos area, other craftspeople earn a living by further enhancing the products including painting the napkin rings and carving discarded animal bone for the handles of salad serving sets. Often the bone is "batiked" by placing wax on the white bone and dipping the bone a dark brown/black dye, resulting in patterns African mud cloth designs.