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Etched Soapstone OwlPRINT THIS PAGE

SKU: 1301230

SKU# 1301230

Wise owl is hand-carved from soapstone, black with etched white lines. Village children in Niger learn to carve animals for fun. This owl is made by fairly paid adults.
  • Soapstone
  • 1.5Dx3H inches
  • Made in Niger

UPC Code: 732919444339

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Union of Peasants for Self Development

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Artisan Group: Union of Peasants for Self Development
Country: Niger

Artisans working with the Union of Peasants for Self Development (UPAP) make traditional Tuareg leather handicrafts and silver jewelry. The Tuareg, nomadic herders of Saharan north and west Africa, now also work as traders or cultivate crops in fertile oases. Tuareg artisans of UPAP use income from craft production to supplement their subsistence farming and other livelihoods.

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