Cotton Bus Style Shawl

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View Larger Image	Cotton Bus Style Shawl Country of Origin: Afghanistan Fair Trade - Afghan Scarves - Cotton Scarves Wrap your shoulders in a luxurious Afghan shawl and feel the warmth of social change! By using their acquired skills to intricately hand embroider with a needle and thread, female artisans in the unstable Kandahar region are given access to opportunities not available to women before - empowering them to stand up for their rights! These elegant, richly colored bus style shawls, trimmed with tassels and embroidered with an involved hexagonal pattern, come in shades of golden yellow, rich olive and indigo. 82” x 20” Each item sold separately. Colors available: Olive, Yellow or Purple $86.00 Qty:


Producer	Country of Origin


Kandahar Treasure	Afghanistan
Kandahar Treasure is a social enterprise that employs 400 women artisans in Kandahar, Afghanistan, who practice a rare form of hand embroidery to create handcrafted scarves ... more	Afghanistan is a conflation of different cultures and religions. However, years of civil war, Soviet invasion and Taliban rule have made it one of the poorest and least developed nations in the world. The Soviet Union invaded and occupied Afghanistan in 1979. When the occupation ended in 1989, defeated by the Mujahedin forces who were backed by ... more