This little piggy... supports artisans in Peru working to preserve their traditional craft. Handcrafted and painted with natural dyes, these piggy banks must be broken in order to retrieve the money saved. A tradition encouraging thoughtful spending.

Chulucana pottery -- originating in northern Peru -- is considered some of the finest ceramic work in the world. The town's pottery tradition began in 400 B.C. with the Vicus civilization, which flourished in coastal desert Peru. To them, the making of pottery was not simply forming clay into a desired shape, it was a way to give praise to the creative gods of the universe.

• made of natural black clay
• fair trade
• handcrafted in Peru