Elephant Pouch

Made In Rwanda
Regular price $55

Elephant Pouch made from Rwandan cotton with a hand-embroidered elephant using French thread, with cotton lining, and zipper.

Approximate Dimensions: 8"w x6"h x 2"d flat bottom 
To clean, use cold cycle wash and delicate dry cycle. Use a warm iron on the embroidery if needed.
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Elephant Pouch

Forty years ago in a rural Rwandan village, Belgian nuns taught three and hundred fifty women embroidery. This unlikely artisan cooperative became known across Europe for their intricate embroidery work, but stopped producing during the 1994 Genocide when the nuns fled. 

In 2011, a chance family connection brought two French sisters to the village who were taken with this captivating history. They relaunched the cooperative with twenty-two women, some from the original team, and introduced the finest European and African materials to their work. Each piece, like this Elephant Pouch, takes from three days to six weeks to complete. The cooperative has now grown to thirty-five female artisans who earn more than many men in the village.

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