Coppersmith Barbet Earrings

Presented with a hand-made cotton pouch with painted detail on front.

Each of our Clay Whistle Earrings are hand-made using locally sourced clay, and hand-painted by our Akha hilltribe artisans.

Like other barbets, the Coppersmith or Crimson-breasted Barbet (megalaima haemacephala) chisels out a hole inside a tree to build their nest. They are mainly fruit eating but will take sometimes insects, especially winged termites. 

Conservation Status : Least Concern