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Fair Trade Items for sale at Dancing Bird:
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Fair trade means that artisans are paid a fair price in advance for their products and work in safe working conditions. It provides the framework for empowering the disadvantaged of the world to make a fair living and provide for themselves and their families.
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We are proud to be a part
of the fair trade movement!
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Party Animals: These six carved animals sit around a map of Africa. Each animal and stool is a single piece of wood. The set includes a glass for each animal and a wine bottle. Each animal is approximately 8 inches tall.
$50.00
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Pencil box in stripes of shesham, mango, papri and tun wood. The lid slides out to open the upper compartment, which pivots away to reveal a hidden lower compartment. 8 in. l x 2 1/4 in. w x 2 1/4 in. h $10.00
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These earrings are made in Chile by artists working within the Comparte co-operative project. They are handmade fused glass. The rectangle is approx 2 1/4 inch long.$10.00
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An adorable doll handmade of wood and painted by hand. Coiled orange wires give her a funky hairdo. 11 1/4 in. h $10.00
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These colorful tin Geckos are made from old oil drums in Haiti. This one is 8 inches long and has a hook to use for hanging on the back.
$12.50
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For a fun, fresh hairdo: multicolored strands of bright felt burst from a hairelastic. Elastic is approx. 2 in. dia.; including strands of felt it is approx.9 in. dia. $5.00
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Handcarved from mahoghany by Kenyan
artisans, this bowl has a elephant drinking from the side of it. $20.00
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Sounds like a real frog! Hold it on your palm and run the striker from the front to the back and the back to the front to hear different sounds. Hand-carved of jackfruit wood. 4 in. l x 2 3/4 in. w x 2 1/2 in. h $15.00
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Set of 2 salad servers made of environmentally sustainable neem wood. Hand wash. 12 in. l x 3 1/2 in. w
$16.00
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Black satin brocade backpack with drawstring and flap closure. Lightly padded and lined inside, adjustable straps. 11 in. l x 4 1/4 in. w x 8 1/2 in. h $25.00 |
This percussion Frog is made monkey pod wood. The tree is a sustainable resource. The frog makes its own unique sound. This frog measures 3.5 inches in length. Each frog comes in a handmade paper box.$12.00
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Tucked inside a beautiful handmade paper gift box, this cricket makes a great sound when stroked with the wood mallet (included). Made from monkey pod wood, a renewable resource in Thailand where the crickets are made, the cricket is 6 inches long. $20.00
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Lapis Heart Earrings with silver posts. $11.00
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Tiny fabric-covered blank books. approx. 50 pages each, 1 3/4 in. h $1.25
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Such a simple concept yet so much fun! A two-sided flat drum that is struck with small pieces of wood dangling from string as the player spins the stick handle between his/her hands, as if starting a fire. The head of the drum is decorated with abstract faces on both sides. The head is 3.5 inches in diameter and the piece is approximately 10 inches in total length. Made in Kenya. $8.00
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