Coffee & Cotton Coin Purse
Handcrafted in Guatemala
Availability:
Out of stock
SKU 8810390
Coffee & Cotton Coin Purse
Handcrafted in Guatemala
Availability:
Out of stock
SKU 8810390
STORY
Keep your coins together in the Coffee and Cotton Coin Purse and never waste time rooting around the bottom of your bag to find a quarter again! Traditional hand-woven skirt fabric, still worn in the Guatemalan highlands, is repurposed to create this coin purse. Fair trade partner Ruth and Naomi was formed to create jobs for women widowed by civil war and to provide scholarships for their children. More than three decades later, the grandchildren of the original artisans are still benefitting from these opportunities.
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ABOUT THE ARTISAN
Ruth & Naomi
GUATEMALA
The weaving cooperative Ruth and Naomi is located in Chontola, near Chichicastenango. The project emerged out of the terror and desperation of Guat...