Red Dried Mate Gourd Owl Ornaments from Peru (set of 4) - Owl Sentries Travel Friendly known to the Maya people

known to the Maya people as Ya'ax Chich

Aside from being a stylish way to serve salsas and many other sauces

She works in the traditional art of arpillera (patchwork) to create this extraordinary wall hanging in the shape of a fir tree

perhaps as far back as the 2nd or 3rd century

As luminous accents

Red Dried Mate Gourd Owl Ornaments from Peru (set of 4) - Owl Sentries Travel Friendly known to the Maya peopleFour small owl sentries watch and wait for the holidays to arrive in artisan Daniel Vargas's handmade dried gourd ornament set. The Andean practice of mate burilado which stands for 'engraved gourd' is renowned; mate gourds found in the northern part of Peru are dried and then chiseled to create life scenes, geometric figures and images. The craftsman employs these traditional techniques to give the owls their features and feathers, and for a unique