Set of 4 Dried Gourd Peacock Ornaments from Peru - Andean Peacocks Sports Ovals of deep blue lapis

Ovals of deep blue lapis lazuli are framed against abstract designs in combination-finish sterling silver

An elegant pattern goes over a pair of polished luncheon plates handcrafted by Mexico's Pedro Tecayehuatl

the hat is crocheted by hand using 100% alpaca yarn in black

the artisan uses multi-colored enamel to hand-paint the porcelain mug

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Set of 4 Dried Gourd Peacock Ornaments from Peru - Andean Peacocks Sports Ovals of deep blue lapisStylized peacocks and pretty flowers pose on festive ornaments one each in green, red, yellow and orange. Working in an ancient art they learned from their father, the Canto Sisters craft the set from dried gourds harvested from the yerba mate plant. They are cleaned, dried and painted before the images are meticulously engraved around the surface by hand. Cultivated on the Peruvian coast for 6,000 years, mate gourds were decorated with images of