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SKU: 6114570

SKU# 6114570

Swinging dried gourd bird house features beautifully etched birds and branches twining around the entrance.

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.
  • Gourd, twine
  • 2.5Dx8H inches
  • Made in Peru

UPC Code: 732919451672

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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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