Dried Mate Gourd Floral Motif Ornaments from Peru (set of 3) - The Flowering Season Other Games over thirty years of experience

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Dried Mate Gourd Floral Motif Ornaments from Peru (set of 3) - The Flowering Season Other Games over thirty years of experienceFor the design of this three ornament set, Huancayan artisan Daniel Vargas has carved ascending flowering vines against a red background on each dried mate gourd. Mate forms part of the same creeping vine family as pumpkins and melons. The Andean community of Huancayo has a strong mate burilado, or 'engraved gourd' legacy, wherein the mate fruit is dried and then engraved with unique designs using a buril, or 'burin'. Dried mate gourd, nylon cord 0.