Q’ero Mesa Mastana bag 20 cm diameter

20 cm diameter

Q'erosfolket kommer från mycket avlägsna bergsbyar på upp till 4600 meters höjd i Anderna

The cotton fabric is dyed with a special type of natural clay which gives a soft brown or black color and then carefully embroidered with the complex designs that shows the richness of their culture and life in the peruvian amazon basin

As descendants of the Incas their weaving tradition goes thousands of years back

Q’ero Mesa Mastana bag 20 cm diameterThis handmade textile is made by the Qeros from Hatun Q'eros, a quechua community in the remote mountain areas of the Cusco region. As descendants of the Incas their weaving tradition goes thousands of years back. The Qeros are part of a nature religion where they respect and honor mother earth and the mountain spirits they call apus and the mastana is traditionally used in ceremonies as a cloth on which offerings to Pachamama and the apus are being