Carved Gourd Decorative Box - Mantaro Valley Lifestyle I had Poliomyelitis when I

I had Poliomyelitis when I was a little girl so I rarely went outside my parents’ house unless somebody could carry me anywhere I wanted to go

She first forms the orb from ceramic

8 inches min L - x 23

Pendant(s): 3 cm L x 0

Carved Gourd Decorative Box - Mantaro Valley Lifestyle I had Poliomyelitis when ITeodolinda Seguil of Peru handcrafts this decorative box made from a dried mate gourd. Using a special tool called a buril, the artisan carves a magnificent scene of Andean pastoral life into the gourd. The lid is carved with a variety of motifs, including the sun and the moon. Gourd, cedar wood knob 0. 22 lbs 6 inches H x 8. 8 inches Diam.