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Hand-Crafted Shoulder Bag Made from Upcycled Plastic Billboards- Fair Trade-India

Name: Hand-Crafted Shoulder Bag Made from Upcycled Plastic Billboards- Fair Trade-India
Brand: OWP
SKU: SPD:BAG-YASMINE
Price: 29.95 USD
Availability: InStock

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These enviable shoulder bags are made from discarded or rejected billboards and are lined with 100% cotton fabric for durability. Be eco-chic, and make a fashion statement!

These unique bags are handmade by women artisans trained at SPEED Trust in Chennai, India. SPEED Trust works with women from the urban slums of the city. These women work from the organization's production center and apart from the products sold through the SPEED Trust shop in India, these eco-friendly bags are fair trade exported to several countries.

Measures 13-1/2” high x 17” wide x 6” deep
One inside velcro pocket
19" drop
No one bag is alike, please mention if you have specific color requirements. We will try our best to accommodate your request.

Handmade in India by Speed Trust Artisans and fair trade imported.

To learn more about Speed Trust and these talented artisans, click on "About the Artisans".

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.