Cusco Glyphs Hand Loomed Alpaca Shoulder Sling Bag _artisan--novica-artisan-11898 Forming a six-sided star

Forming a six-sided star

Sizing in inches/cm Chest Length (bottom of collar to hem) S 35 / 88

Each ornament is carved by hand of copal wood to depict a sweet chicken

goldenrod and salamander

Cusco Glyphs Hand Loomed Alpaca Shoulder Sling Bag _artisan--novica-artisan-11898 Forming a six-sided starMade entirely by hand, this beautiful contemporary bag showcases the ancestral weaving traditions preserved by the women artisans of the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco. The compact purse exemplifies the incredible time and dedication it takes to produce a handmade work of art. In the highlands they call home, before they can begin to weave the fabric for the bag, the women must first raise and shear the alpacas and llamas to obtain the wool,