Dried Mate Gourd Floral Motif Ornaments from Peru (set of 3) - The Flowering Season Centerpieces and gold for a luxurious

and gold for a luxurious touch

yellow and red hues to bring the leafy and floral motifs to life

Stunning beads of precious lapis lazuli take center stage in this set of sterling silver dangle earrings

Hand-carved from local wadang wood

Recycled paper

Dried Mate Gourd Floral Motif Ornaments from Peru (set of 3) - The Flowering Season Centerpieces and gold for a luxuriousFor the design of this three ornament set, Huancayan artisan Daniel Vargas has carved ascending flowering vines against a red background on each dried mate gourd. Mate forms part of the same creeping vine family as pumpkins and melons. The Andean community of Huancayo has a strong mate burilado, or 'engraved gourd' legacy, wherein the mate fruit is dried and then engraved with unique designs using a buril, or 'burin'. Dried mate gourd, nylon cord 0.