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Wooden carved letter opener adorned with carved gorilla
- Item Number
- 103
- Estimated Value
- 15 USD
- Sold
- 101 USD to CFrey
- Number of Bids
- 14 - Bid History
Item Description
Beautifully hand-carved by a Rwandan artisan, named on the attached card and living in a forest habitat of the famous Mountain Gorilla. Your purchase improves his or her livlihood and thereby helps protect the dwindling gorilla population.
From the Virunga Artisans collection.
This item is subject to California sales tax. Shipping cost will be added unless picked up in the California East Bay Area.
Item Special Note
Virunga Artisans In Orinda, CA, donated this item.
Virunga Artisans is an organisation for local artisans, in Nkuringo, Uganda, and Kinigi, Rwanda, promoting the marketing of their crafts, baskets, carvings, wearable art, coffee and tea.
This enables local artisans to make a living outside the parks. The organisation also assists community groups to design new products and improve the quality and marketability of traditional crafts. Virunga Artisans is supported by IGCP?s Business Enterprise Team (International Gorilla Conservation Programme)
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