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A Ten Thousand Villages exclusive design, this fireplace screen was praised by Samuel Masih, founder and CEO of the Noah's Ark artisan group, as the best work he’s seen. The Noah's ark artisan group is based in in India's "brass city," where metalworking skills are passed through generations.
HANDCRAFTED IN INDIA
SKU: 6821010

THE MAKERS
Noah's Ark International Exports is a fair trade handicraft marketing organization in Moradabad, India. Noah's Ark provides benefits such as education and medical treatment for artisans and their families. As artisan businesses become more self-sufficient, Noah's Ark takes on new families. Since the company's inception, about 20 artisan workshops have become independent. Noah's Ark started in 1986, in one room of a family house in Moradabad. Businessman Samuel Masih observed that exporters and middlemen were taking advantage of handicraft artisans. He started Noah's Ark to promote these artisans and their crafts.

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