All Istruments Are Fair Trade Items.

About the Particiapting Fair Trade Organizations and Their Products:

 Ankle Bells $13 Set of 2 strings of brass bells attached to heavy dark red cord to tie around your ankles and dance. Mahaguthi, Nepal 12"l x 1 1/2"w 

 

Cameroon :  Prescraft

PRESCRAFT started in the early 60's as a mission project of the Presbyterian Church in the English-speaking northwest province of Cameroon. Its goals are: 1) to provide employment, 2) to stem the flow of peasants from the rural areas to the cities, 3) to preserve traditional craft skills, and 4) to instill self-confidence in the craftsmen.

New! Bamboo Drum $9 Hear different tones when you strike the divided sections of this bamboo drum. Wood drumstick included. Size varies slightly depending on bamboo segment. approx. 12"l x 2"dia, drumstick: 10"l 

 

Interface Trading, Dakar.  Interface Trading represents small artisan groups in Senegal, a former French colony in West Africa. Dakar, its capital, is the western-most city in Africa. As the center of West African culture, Dakar is host to many cultural events and drumming plays a big role in many of these events. The sabar drums (a set of 5-7 tuned drums) are traditionally popular with members of the Woloff tribe, the largest tribal group in Senegal. The Manding-speaking people of Guinea, Mali, and Senegal are experts at drumming and have made the Djembe, a goblet-shaped hand drum, usually carved from one piece of wood and covered with goat or antelope skin, popular throughout the world.

  Djembe Drums Traditional drums from Senegal, handmade with goat skin and wood. Trimmed with bright fabrics in the colors of the flag of Senegal. Comes with coiled fabric and rope to tighten the heads. 
 Small  9"dia. x 15 1/2"h $85 (Not available for gift wrap)   

 Large  12"dia. x 25"h  $200  (Not available for gift wrapping)

 

South India Producers' Association, Madras
SIPA is a non-profit marketing organization representing more than 60 producer groups in the southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, and Tamil Nadu. SIPA offers support in the areas of market search and export promotion, managerial training & skills development, information and documentation-sharing, and consultancy services. SIPA processes export shipments for several artisan groups familiar to SERRV customers; Bethany Colony Leprosy Association , SHARE Women's Cooperative, Shilpa Trust, and Bhagavatula Charitable Trust.

Palm Leaf Rattle $4 Handwoven palm leaf cubes make a gentle swish as you shake them. SIPA, India 9". Makes geat party favors.

 

India :  Sasha Association For Craft Producers

Sarba Shanti Ayog (the World Peace Association) is involved in community development and handcraft research for producer groups. Its partner organization, SASHA,based in Calcutta, has been marketing handcrafts for 25 years.

New! Bongo Drums $48 Two drums for twice the fun! Two connected neem wood drums with leather heads. Find your favorite sounds using the tuning wrench (included).12 1/2"l x 6 1/2"w x 7"h  

 

Kenya :  Machakos District Co-Operative Union, Ltd.

The Machakos District Cooperative was established in 1964 mainly to handle marketing for the coffee producers in the Machakos area, a hilly region about 75 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. It has since expanded and now represents a variety of "cooperative societies" which produce agricultural products( cotton, dairy products, corn,fresh fruits and vegetables, honey) and handcrafts.

New! Painted Hand Drum $12 Hand-painted goat leather and jacaranda wood drum. Strikers hit drum heads and make noise when drum is spun. 13”l x 4 1/4”w x 7/8”h  

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