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| Materials | Pambil Iriartea corneto is one of the grandest palms of South America. As a canopy tree, it grows about 60 to 105 feet tall, but from the bottom appears much like the “walking tree”, Socratea exorrhiza, because of its stilt roots. The pambil palm is an essential resource for the Quichua culture of Peru and Ecuador. Its wood is used for constructing houses, lances, bows, and blowpipes, and the leaves are woven into roofs of native huts. The fruit of the pambil palm is approximately 1 inch in diameter and contains the seed, which is commonly used by indigenous cultures for jewelry. The Andean Collection includes pambil that is either dyed an array of gorgeous colors or left its natural ivory color. |
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| The Origin | Peru and Ecuador |
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The Andean Collection brings bold and inspiring design to fairly traded, eco-friendly products. The beautiful jewelry of the collection is made by Ecuadorian artisans from natural, local rain forest materials. This not only helps the artisans earn a living wage, but it also helps to protect the rain forest by creating a profitable and low impact use of its materials. The jewelry is stunningly beautiful in brilliant eye-grabbing colors and styles we just can't resist. |
