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Mighty and regal, elephants celebrate Thailand's artistic heritage in a design by Jiap Rojjana. The brocade adorns a cotton shoulder bag trimmed with rain tree wood and a coconut shell button. The lined interior features a practical pocket.

Guatemalan artisan Claudia Hernandez recycles supple cords for this eco-friendly sling, combining sweet light orchid with the innocence of snow white in horizontal stripes. Bright and friendly, the basket-style handbag makes a perfect companion on your next picnic.

Sompong of Thailand transmits energetic and fiery vibes through Mother Nature's creation. Working with natural bulrush reeds, the artisan handweaves this stylish clutch in a palette of pink and brown hues for a beautiful look. The piece is accented with a zipper closure that ensures the bag's lined interior stays secure.

A mysterious design with pink accents embellishes this enchanting wallet crafted in Costa Rica by Wendy Oviedo. Using leather in a beige tone and a mandala-inspired pattern at the front of the accessory, the artisan crafts a trendy item equipped with multiple compartments, a zippered pocket and a secure magnetic snap that will keep everything in order.

Flowers blossom with ethereal grace in a shawl of elegant femininity. From India's Madhu Agrawal, the fuchsia shawl is woven on a jacquard loom with authentic Banarasi silk.

Originated by the Akan peoples of Ghana, colorful kente cloth is the best-known of all African textiles. Kente is woven by hand in strips, which is how it came by its name (kente means "basket" in the Ashanti dialect). Ghana's Rachel Armah creates this colorful cotton blend scarf in cheerful shades of blue, pink and cream. The scarf's width allows it to double as a shawl.

In kente cloth, each color has a symbolic meaning: black symbolizes maturation and intensified spiritual energy; blue signifies peacefulness, harmony and love; green symbolizes vegetation, planting, harvesting, growth, and spiritual renewal; gold represents royalty, wealth, high status, glory, and spiritual purity; grey is for healing and cleansing rituals; maroon signifies the color of mother earth, associated with healing; pink and purple are associated with the female essence and female aspects of life; red symbolizes political and spiritual moods, bloodshed, sacrificial rites and death; silver is associated with the moon and represents serenity, purity, and joy; white is for purification, sanctification rites and festive occasions; and yellow represents preciousness, royalty, wealth, fertility, and beauty.

By Vinita in Thailand, this exquisite open-weave scarf combines vibrant tones of pink, rose and burgundy. The motifs are created by hand using the tie-dye technique, which makes every scarf a unique work of art. The artisan uses luxurious bark silk with its characteristic slightly rough textures.

By Vinita in Thailand, this exquisite scarf combines vibrant tones of magenta, blue and olive green. The motifs are created by hand using the tie-dye technique, which makes every scarf a unique work of art. The artisan uses luxurious hand spun silk, with its characteristic slightly rough textures.

Follow the traces of the sweet whirlpool that embellishes Aishwarya Jhawar’s newest cotton cosmetic bag. Hand block printing techniques allow the artisan to add a chic aura to this practical bag, enhanced with a flamingo pink hue, a zipper closure, two open pockets and a generous lined interior.

Love and its harmonious aura decorate this wristband bracelet, made by the Artisans of Panabaj. A Guatemalan team crafts the accessory, forming a modern glass-beaded pattern of pink, red, and orange colors. Allowing a fitted look, a crystal crowns the bracelet's button closure.

Abstract images in shades of raspberry pink, snorkel blue and meadow green are created with Bali's legendary hand-stamped batik. By Desak Nyoman Parwati, this set of three rayon face masks is pleated with elastic to loop over the ears. They are double-layered, washable and reusable.

White ferns floating over warm earth tones cast a spell of cozy relaxation in the design of this robe. Saktut Raitawati is inspired by the legendary kimono as they design this cotton robe featuring the beauty of Balinese batik artistry.

This handpainted batik robe is a truly original work of art. Sunlight, water, dye and temperature all factor into the look of the finished robe. This should be considered a unique design made especially for you. Colors and pattern placement will vary.