Let this airy angel of light top your holiday Christmas tree. Handcrafted from sinamay in the Philippines. Sinamay is a natural woven fiber made from the stripped fiber of the abaca tree. Abaca is a banana-like tree with a slender trunk and thin leaves. The fine strands of fibers are woven into fabrics with a wooden loom. The resulting woven fabric is called sinamay. Sinamay fibers are also used for making cordage and ropes. Natural sinamay fiber color, with gold accents on skirt and gold halo.

Sinamay, abaca

5Wx10H inches

Handcrafted in the Philippines

About Ten Thousand Villages: 

The name Ten Thousand Villages — was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s quote. Because in every village are people who want to live a meaningful life with dignity and who bring beautiful culture worth sharing. Multiply the village idea by ten thousand and it represents the world we’re working to build.