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  • A fantastic art object!

    This cunning turtle will add interest wherever you put it, and the price cannot be beat for the outstanding quality.

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SKU: 6114510

SKU# 6114510

Lift the shell of this stylized box turtle and you find that he is a real box. Carved and etched gourd in shades of brown and beige is made by the Peruvian artisans of Manos Amigas.

Artisans of Manos Amigas in Lima, Peru, harvest ripe gourds, peel them and dry them in the sun. The artisans then carve the design on the gourd, after which they accent the designs with red-hot pieces of burned wood, a process that takes about two hours for each gourd. When the burning is complete the gourd is painted with a natural paint made with ground chalk, call tiza, mixed with water. Later most of the finish is washed off; the residue gives beauty to the carved parts of the design.
  • Carved gourd
  • 4.5D inches
  • Made in Peru

UPC Code: 732919444353

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Manos Amigas

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Artisan Group: Manos Amigas
Country: Peru

Manos Amigas, “Hands Joined In Friendship,” works with family workshops and small businesses making a variety of handicrafts in impoverished areas of Lima and in the Andean highlands.

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