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African Embellished Leather Pillows
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African Embellished Leather Pillows
In a Maasai village near the Tanzanian border, women working in the shadow of Kenya's Mt. Kilimanjaro decorate leather with tightly stitched, geometric beaded patterns. The leather is then brought to women of the Kikuyu tribe near Nairobi, who stitch them together to form these handsome and textural cushions. The income from these craft enterprises directly benefits the women, who use the proceeds to feed their families and send their children to school.

Choose circular designs or rectangular designs and let us choose for you from an assortment of beaded patterns.

  • The circular design pillow is 18'' square and a cloth back, so you can take the pillow out of the cover.
  • The pillow with the rectangular design is 20'', has a zippered side so you can take the pillow out of the cover. Leather on both sides
Item# Product Quantity Price Each
1073390 African Embellished Leather Pillows - Circular Designs
Was: $98.00
Now: $69.95
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