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Banana Fiber Ornament - Santa on a Bicycle Gold Plated The lidded box is completedThis Santa on a bicycle ornament comes with a a loop for hanging. Measures approximately 4 inches long. Santa is hand painted. The Story Behind the Art: Women in the villages in Kenya, near Kitui, are educated and trained on the handmade craft of recycling the dried fiber of banana plants, which would normally be discarded. They use their talents to transform the banana fiber into new, eco friendly art forms. First, the banana fiber is dried, and then