Tree with Cut-out Stars Haitian Metal Drum Christmas Ornament (5" x 3"')

This ornament is handmade in Haiti from steel oil drums.  Hand-crafted from recycled 55-gallon steel drums by village artisans in Haiti; treasures that are truly one-of-a-kind!  Each ornament has a loop for hanging on a tree.

This is a Fair Trade item. Fair trade is a trade arrangement designed to help producers in devoping countries achieve sustainable and equitable conditions.

-When you visit Croix des Bouquets, the area of town known for Haitian metal art in the capital of Port-Au-Prince, you are met with a cacophony of tink, tink, tink as ball peen hammers strike sheets of steel. The sheets are cut from steel drums colored by oil and other liquids the drums at one time held. The process of turning sheets of metal into beautiful wall art is all done by hand, from cutting holes that become edges of trees and leaves, to accenting each lizard with a texture of scales, to painting or lacquering the final design. The artists are proud of their work, signing the pieces on the back side, leaving a raised, reversed signature on the front.