BASKET:0
  • Shop Online
  • Find a Store
  • Read a Story

  • Home |
  • Shady Arbor Copper Pin
8829da428cbd4493b7f30d9d57afb4bd Artisan Story

Click on the photo to see a larger image

$24.00
Add to Wishlist
Check in-store availability
1 2

Shady Arbor Copper PinPRINT THIS PAGE

SKU: 8702430

SKU# 8702430

Forms of flowing trees, in carefully crafted copper. Artisan Jorge Monares cuts copper, then heats and hammers it to create texture. He uses a torch to weld pieces together.

Copper handicrafts have a special importance in Chile. Using copper in folk art is a traditional technique. Spanish Jesuits brought welding and forging techniques from Spain to Chile in the 1500s and taught the local people.
  • Copper
  • Assorted shapes & sizes
  • 2Lx1.5H inches
  • Made in Chile

UPC Code: 732919463170

Gift wrapping is available for this product. View options

Artisan Story

COMPARTE

Read About COMPARTE

Artisan Group: COMPARTE
Country: Chile

Comparte (Comercializadora de Productos Artesanales Exportables) is a nonprofit Chilean trading organization. In Spanish, “comparte” means “to share.” Comparte works to improve the standard of living of disadvantaged craftspeople.

Read more.

World's Most Ethical Companies - 5 Years Running

Ten Thousand Villages Home Office | 704 Main Street, PO Box 307 | Akron, PA 17501-0307

Copyright Ten Thousand Villages. All Rights Reserved.

877-883-8341

  Loading...