• Beaded flying pig with silver wings brooch.
• Glass bead exterior with plastic filling.
• Spot clean recommended.
• Handmade and fairly traded.
• Made by a women’s co-operative in Guatemala.
• Produced by groups of five women working together.
• Glass beads are meticulously placed to form designs.
• Beaders pick up beads with needles using quick, precise movements.
• Each design requires learning to weave or sculpt separately.
• Uniformity achieved through memorizing hundreds of steps.