Andean Artisan Crafted Dried Mate Gourd Cat Box - Andean Feline Apr25bb Lapis lazuli and sterling silver

Lapis lazuli and sterling silver

Flowers illuminate bold medallions that surround a wall mirror

using a needle to place each one with precision

Band width: 3 mm W

adding bendable aluminum legs

Andean Artisan Crafted Dried Mate Gourd Cat Box - Andean Feline Apr25bb Lapis lazuli and sterling silverPeruvian craftsman Daniel Vargas is from Cochas Chico in the El Tambo district of Huancayo province and has been gaining mastery of the Huancayan art of engraving gourds since he was a teenager. Known as mates, the dried gourds are decorated using various engraving and burning techniques. Daniel's design, created by hand, transforms the dried mate gourd into a finely detailed full figured cat. The top half of the gourd can be lifted up using a painted