Our Lady of Candelaria Handcrafted Religious Wood Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9743 Handmade & fairly traded from

Handmade & fairly traded from Mexico

embellishing African sese wood with hand-embossed brass and aluminum

bezel-set chalcedony top faceted droplets of quartz in these earrings presented by Thailand's Somluck Komolmith

An easy Touch tab in front of each hook guides the hook into its closure

vibrant assorted sari tassels

Our Lady of Candelaria Handcrafted Religious Wood Sculpture _artisan--novica-artisan-9743 Handmade & fairly traded from'In my village we are very devoted to Our Lady of Candelaria, so this sculpture is my way of honoring her,' says Jose Canil Ramos with pride and devotion. The Virgin of Candelaria is celebrated on February 2nd, which is when people put away the nativity scenes and thus concludes the Christmas celebrations. In Guatemala, she is the patron saint of the cities of Chiantla, Colotenango and Jacaltenango (of the Huehuetenango region) and Cunn (of the El