Lisu Sky Fantasy Artisan Crafted Hill Tribe Applique Jewelry Roll
Lisu Sky Fantasy Artisan Crafted Hill Tribe Applique Jewelry Roll
SKU: SKU: SK-NVC-221382
This jewelry roll from Thai Tribal Crafts is filled with the exquisite hill tribe artistry. Underscored by sky blue velvet, the jewelry roll is trimmed with overlapping bands of colors and geometric patterns unique to Lisu people. When not working on the rice fields, Lisu women sew colorful appliqués for personal use as well as to supplement the family income. This jewelry roll features two zipper pockets, one roll carrier for rings, and one open pocket.
Lisu women create the appliqué with fabrics that are available to them; this may result in slight variations in color. The overall theme will remain the same.
- materials: 50% polyester, 50% cotton rayon blend. Cotton lining
- Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
Artisan Information
Artisan Information
Thai Tribal Crafts
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Traditionally, the tribal people in northern Thailand have supported their families through slash and burn agriculture, being forced to move their villages every few years searching for new and fertile fields. However, as the available space is limited, this semi-nomadic style is no longer feasible. On the other hand, based on ecological criteria, the Thai government is banning the timber cut down, trim, and hauling on the hillside lands. Thus, the hill tribes have explored new options for solving their economical needs while preserving their communal life, and the answer was found in their handicrafts. Luckily, this new activity has helped them to restore and revive traditions and expressions, which, otherwise, may have been lost forever.
Aiming to market such products, and improve the quality of life of the tribal people, in 1973 the Baptist Christian Service Foundation sponsored the creation of the "Thai Tribal Crafts," which is a grass-roots, non-profit and self-sustained agency, operating under the principles of promoting fair trade, preserving the traditional arts and crafts of tribal people, and providing advice and training for the producers, mainly in the areas of quality control and design. The goal is to make a profitable trading, ensuring a benefit for the artisan and his/her people, and the continuation of the project.
Today, thanks to the efforts of the Thai Tribal Crafts, hundreds of families are earning a supplementary income, improving their nutritional balance, education and medical care, having a lesser dependency on the agricultural activities.
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NOVICA was started with a dream to create a better world for artisans, because a better world for artisans is a better world for all.
Along the way, the founders of NOVICA discovered something very important - as artisans around the world succeeded, there was also a visible and profound impact on the communities around them.
Your purchases are that powerful. They directly and indirectly provide for education, help with health care, fund basic needs, support children, preserve disappearing arts, and of course, spread happiness around the world.
The founders of NOVICA had a vision of the future that is not one of mega factories producing cookie cutter products for all to cheaply consume. Instead, a bright future that celebrates artisans who take the time to create an item by hand. A future where time is protected, where stories are told, where unique details are honored. Love, respect, inclusiveness become driving force.
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