Peruvian Engraved Dried Gourd Green Hummingbird Figurine - Andean Hummingbird Gitzell Africa A smoothly polished hexagonal slab

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Costa Rican artisan Hilda Padilla creates this lovely macramé nativity scene from cotton cord in natural white

a wax-resist dyeing method

Peruvian Engraved Dried Gourd Green Hummingbird Figurine - Andean Hummingbird Gitzell Africa A smoothly polished hexagonal slabSmall and quick, hummingbirds dart from flower to flower, seeking sweet nectar. The Peruvian Andes are home to more than a hundred species of the tiny creatures. Celebrating their country's natural splendor, the Canto Sisters depict hummingbirds and blossoms on a dried gourd harvested from the yerba mate plant. It is dried and painted before the images are meticulously engraved by hand and given a protective coat of wax. Cultivated on the Peruvian