Red Dried Mate Gourd Owl Ornaments from Peru (set of 4) - Owl Sentries Travel Friendly Java's Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM)

Java's Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM) presents this pair of cushion covers

She works in the traditional art of arpillera (patchwork) to create this extraordinary wall hanging in the shape of a fir tree

yet culturally significant hat band by Elias Garcia

Frame: 10 inches H x 8 inches W x 1

known to the Maya people as Ya'ax Chich

Red Dried Mate Gourd Owl Ornaments from Peru (set of 4) - Owl Sentries Travel Friendly Java's Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM)Four small owl sentries watch and wait for the holidays to arrive in artisan Daniel Vargas's handmade dried gourd ornament set. The Andean practice of mate burilado which stands for 'engraved gourd' is renowned; mate gourds found in the northern part of Peru are dried and then chiseled to create life scenes, geometric figures and images. The craftsman employs these traditional techniques to give the owls their features and feathers, and for a unique