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Fancy Reindeer Ornament
Fancy Reindeer Ornament

Christmas eve is the biggest night of the year for reindeer, so why not break out a bowtie? The Fancy Reindeer Ornament is handcrafted by the artisans of OTICART in Kenya.

HANDCRAFTED IN KENYA

  • Glass beads (red body and green eyes), galvanized aluminum wire, telephone wire (green wire bow tie), and brown string
  • 2W (widest point between ears) x 3L (from tip of nose to the tail) x 4H (to top of antlers) inches
  • Handcrafted in Kenya

SKU: 4107180

THE MAKERS

In 1995 Claytone Ombasyi, a Christian businessman in Nairobi, Kenya, started OTIC, a privately held export and marketing company. Ombasyi, with professional experience in exporting and marketing, wanted to help local artisans connect with export markets. He operates his business with the utmost integrity and expects the same of others, encouraging artisans to consider their products a reflection of themselves and to use the products to share their vision with customers. OTIC provides export, packaging and quality control support for a number of small workshops in and around Nairobi. Depending on their circumstances, these small groups provide a variety of advantages to their artisans. Some offer training in wood carving, while others provide short–term, no interest loans. Ten Thousand Villages has purchased products from OTIC since 2001.
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Welcome to our global maker-to-market movement where, together with 20,000 artisans, we ignite social change. We create opportunities for individuals, families, and communities in developing countries to thrive through strong relationships, fair wages, safe working conditions, and sustainable practices.

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