Cinnamon in its many forms has been in use for millennia, with earliest records of its imports to Egypt around 2000 BCE.  A prized spice, it was seen as worthy to be gifted to royalty and even to the gods.  For centuries, spice traders would not disclose the source of the cinnamon, to protect their monopoly.  In one of Sappho’s poems, she speaks of cinnamon as a fragrance for a wedding. 
 
True cinnamon, or Ceylon cinnamon, is native in and near the Indian subcontinent.  Much of what we call cinnamon today is more accurately called cassia, with varieties from Indonesia, China, and Vietnam.
Because this item is handmade from natural materials, variations should be expected.