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Directly from the captivating landscapes of the always-beautiful Costa Rica, Ruth Guevara's newest pendant necklace portrays the wondrous fauna that wanders the rainforest. Working on a calabash gourd piece, the artisan paints a glorious macaw in vibrant hues, representing loyalty and commitment. As a natural accent, pinewood beads adorn the accessory, whose ivory cord can be adjusted through a sliding knot.

Inspired by the ideologies of people like Albert Einstein and Martin Luther King, Jr., Ghanaian artisan Akwele Suma hand-crafts a lovely beaded pendant necklace recreating nature, animals and humans living together in harmony as a symbol of justice and peace. A collection of lovely charms depicting people, trees, fish, elephants, birds, houses, the globe and a pendant of the scales of justice are handmade from recycled cardboard, detailed with ink, knotted onto a silk cord and topped with sese wood beads.

The iconography of the Incas serves as the foundation for the design of this pair of ceramic pendant necklaces from Peruvian artisan Dina. Against a vivid red background, symbols and shapes in black and gold recall the geometric patterns of Incan art. Each ring-shaped pendant features a bead in these same shades. The medallions are painted by hand and hang from black nylon cord.