Coal Heart Pendant with Dove face paint This wise Snowy Owl figurine

This wise Snowy Owl figurine has been hand carved in Ecuador from tagua nuts

Ecuador's shaky economy means jobs are scarce

These owl gourd ornaments were hand-carved and given life by an artisan in Huancayo

and then gradually progress into the more complicated aspects of the craft

which is first ground into a fine powder

Coal Heart Pendant with Dove face paint This wise Snowy Owl figurineCoal, an unexciting derivative of carbon found deep in the earth, has been carefully hand carved and polished into this shiny Heart Shaped Pendant with Dove Design. Commonly used for fuel, this black sedimentary rock makes a unique piece to add to your jewelry collection or give as a gift to that special someone in your life. Handmade by young artisans from the Morca Coal Project in Colombia through an effort initiated by the Colombian government to