Red Wine Sunset Unique Rope Hammock from Mexico (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-13307 Handmade and fairly traded from

Handmade and fairly traded from India

blue calcite

Carved from a hollowed-out tree trunk

Neetu Barathi designs the band ring

Red Wine Sunset Unique Rope Hammock from Mexico (Double) _artisan--novica-artisan-13307 Handmade and fairly traded fromWoven by hand in cheerful colors, this double sized hammock invites a siesta. Maya Artists of the Yucatn create it in the same way they have for centuries, finishing the ends with strong loops for hanging. Long before the Spanish arrived upon the coasts of the Yucatan Peninsula, the Maya preferred to sleep and rest in hammocks. They considered the hammock to be like the loving embrace of a mother, due to the comfortable manner in which the body is