Andean Artisan Crafted Dried Mate Gourd Cat Box - Andean Feline Apr25bb bound by two cords of

bound by two cords of leather used to form the button clasp

Flowers illuminate bold medallions that surround a wall mirror

and perfectly captures the artist's dramatic eyebrows and flower-crowned hairstyle

Lapis lazuli and sterling silver

adding shining hematite and sterling silver beads as pretty accents

Andean Artisan Crafted Dried Mate Gourd Cat Box - Andean Feline Apr25bb bound by two cords ofPeruvian 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