Andean Artisan Crafted Dried Mate Gourd Cat Box - Andean Feline Games & Fun Peruvian artisans Margarita and Martha

Peruvian artisans Margarita and Martha create a fascinating ornament

and the people who have suffered much over time

Jacaranda wood lends its extraordinary beauty to this quena flute

It’s designed to reduce the amount of pulp after the citrus juice has been extracted

Andean Artisan Crafted Dried Mate Gourd Cat Box - Andean Feline Games & Fun Peruvian artisans Margarita and MarthaPeruvian 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