- Authentic: an original NOVICA fair trade product in association with National Geographic.
- Certified: comes with an official NOVICA Story Card certifying quality & authenticity.
- NOVICA works with K’amolon K’i K’ojonel to craft this item.
- Exceptional Quality: crafted with care to be treasured as a keepsake for many years to come.
- Product info: 50% bamboo chenille, 50% cotton
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About this item: From light blue to turquoise and dark blue with bursts of lilac and purple, this scarf from K’amolon K’i K’ojonel envelops with soft warmth. The stylish scarf is woven on a traditional backstrap loom and features an opening through which the scarf can be adjusted to the desired snug fit.
Scarf: 67″ L x 8″ W
Fringe: 2″ L
- Machine wash separately in cold water
- Dry clean or machine wash
About our Artist: In the Maya language, K’amolon K’i K’ojonel means let’s get together and it is the name of an association founded in 1987 with a mission to provide assistance and support to women in Sololá who were left widowed during Guatemala’s armed conflict. Many children were orphaned too, and people were left in extreme poverty due to the massacres in the highlands during the oppressive civil war. K’amolon K’i K’ojonel is the brainchild of leaders from the Triunfo community in Pujujil. It began as an arts and crafts project with the financial aid provided by Ronald Spector. The money was used to buy materials and pay the 17 women would weave scarves and rebozo shawls to sell. Mr. Spector helped in the search of a fair price for the women who wove on back strap looms. Soon after, married women from the community joined the program, followed by a group of widows from El Adelanto, a neighboring community. By the end of the first year, there were 100 women weavers in the project. In 1987, IDEX – based in San Francisco, California – built a workshop for the weavers in three months. The following year, K’amolon K’i K’ojonel was legally constituted as an Association fully recognized by the government of…